CHAPTER 5
Enya seemed paralyzed as she stared up at Alucard. Was Zelda telling the truth? Was Alucard really her father?
Vanessa looked back and forth, from Alucard to Enya, "I can see the family resemblance."
"How so?" Link asked.
"They both have long hair."
Alucard briefly glared angrily at Vanessa, "Shut up about my hair."
Enya finally managed to speak, "Y-you're my father?"
Alucard nodded.
The girl didn't know what to say after that.
"En? Hellooo!" Laura said, waving her hand in front of Enya's face.
"Huh?" Enya blinked, looking towards her.
"You still alive?"
Enya narrowed her eyes, "What do you think?"
"I think you almost had a heart attack from meeting your dad," Laura said.
"Oh, I'm touched," Alucard said sarcastically. Enya laughed.
Well, she has your laugh.
Alucard briefly looked up, thinking Go away, Laura...
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Ganiox leaned back in his chair, not caring if it was about to tip backwards, "Nab and Enya should've been back by now..."
Carla pretended a pencil was amusing her, "So?"
"Well, what if the guards didn't trust them or something? I mean, it's possible..."
"Well, bro, I'm surprised at you. You're actually caring about someone other than Day," Carla sneered, a smirk crossing her face.
Ganiox's eyes widened, and he stood up, jabbing a finger at Carla, "What Day and I do is NONE OF YOUR BUSINESS!!!!!"
Carla fell over laughing at the look on Ganiox's face when she had a tone that Ganiox and Day were doing other things aside from seeing each other...
Carla finally regained her wits, and looked over at Ganiox again, "Bro, seriously, you two have been seeing each other way too much."
Ganiox ignored his sister, but walked out of the fortress. He was tired of people criticizing him that he loved Day. Heck, it was just the same thing that happened between Ganondorf and Laura... only there aren't any Undead sisters involved... just annoying ones.
Ganiox then leaned against a wall at the thought of his mother. The Gerudos loved her as if she was a Gerudo herself, but Ganondorf was the worst off. Every night, he sat out in Desert Colossus talking to himself as if Laura were right in front of him.
The Gerudos were still loyal to Laura, even if she was dead. Ganiox had tried to convince himself that Laura was still alive in spirit, but it didn't help.
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Nabooru and Enya mounted their horses while Laura was struggling to mount hers'. That's one thing she hated about not being a Gerudo...
...you were too short to mount Gerudo Horses.
Enya was still silent. She couldn't believe that she had met her own father.
Finally getting on the horse, Laura looked over to Enya, "You okay?"
Enya nodded, "Just... kinda held back that I actually met my father, who I never thought I'd meet..."
Nabooru bit her lip, pained by Enya's voice tone. She wanted to say something, but she just couldn't. Enya knew now that she wasn't a true Gerudo, that Nabbie wasn't her mother, and that she was a Gerudo...
...She just wasn't a pure Gerudo.
Enya had so badly wanted to ask Alucard who her mother was, but she was sure everyone else would cringe at hearing the question.
Well, all except Alucard.
The trio finally reached Gerudo Valley. Nabooru took Laura to her room while Enya just sat outside, not knowing what to think of what had happened.
Enya curled up next to the Gerudo Fortress, mixed with anger, confusion, and disbelief.
Suddenly, Enya felt like her heart had just been ripped out.
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"Okay, what's going on?!" Laura demanded, sensing something bad.
Nayru shook her head, "We don't know. Something's doing something to Enya... someone..."
"Think Lilu is responsible?" Laura asked, tapping her foot impatiently.
"Could be," Din announced.
"Great. Okay, so, what do you think Lilu's doin'?"
"So far," Din explained, "we've found out that Lilu's trying to capture her soul."
"What?!"
Farore looked up in alarm, "If she gets ahold of Enya's soul..."
"Don't even say what'll happen," Laura growled.
Nayru nodded, "She's right. If Lilu gets ahold of her, things will happen."
"We have to get her soul," Din said. The other two agreed.
"Whoa, wait," Laura blinked, totally blank, "What do you mean? You and Lilu are going to fight over her soul?"
"Either that or have Lamia's reign happen again."
Laura rubbed the bridge of her nose, "Oh, that's great."
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Enya screamed out, feeling something new tear at her. Nabooru came rushing out of the Fortress to her, her eyes wide with horror, "Enya, what's wrong? What happened?"
Enya's pain and fear soon faded, and she looked at Nabooru, "I don't... I don't know. Something was... inside of me, Nabbie... I don't know what."
Nabooru ran her hands through Enya's hair, knowing she was telling the truth. Enya never screamed for no reason unless she was in a tickle fight with Laura.
Enya blinked, "Where's my father?"
Nabooru blinked, then smiled weakly, "Hang on. I'll get him."
With that, the Gerudo ran off. If Enya wanted something or someone, Nabooru knew now that she had to see it, because Nabooru could definitely tell something was wrong with Enya.
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Zelda leaned against a wall, rubbing the bridge of her nose. It had been an exhausting day this morning.
Vanessa sat down on a stair, Link next to her, Alucard standing a few feet away from them, and Sheik and Day sitting next to each other on the other side of the room.
Suddenly, Nabooru rushed into the room, getting everyone's attention.
"Zelda, it's Enya. Something's wrong, and she needs to see Alucard. Wher--"
"I'm right here," Alucard spoke up at the mention of his name along with his daughter's.
Nabooru gestured to the door, "We need to go now."
"Whoa, whoa," Zelda said, holding up her hands, "How are you going to get past the Gerudos with him?"
Nabooru grinned, "I have my ways."
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"Okay, so run this past me again?"
Nabooru tightened the rope on Alucard's wrists, "Just act like a prisoner. I'll get you past the guards and to Enya."
Alucard felt his wrists begin to chafe. Nabooru had to scratch up his armor -something he didn't like very much- cover his face and hair with dirt, as well as take away his weapons to make him look like he put up a fight before coming to the Valley.
Nabooru finally checked to make sure he looked scruffy enough as the Gerudos could handle, and then started walking him into the Valley.
When they got in eyesight of the Gerudos, Nabooru shoved Alucard forward, and the Gerudos calmed down at the sight of him when he obeyed what Nabooru ordered to him. (She actually did yell at him to make it look like he was actually a prisoner)
The Gerudos rose the gate to the Fortress, not even asking who the man was.
As soon as they were out of earshot, Nabooru cut the ropes on Alucard off, and opened the door to where Enya was.
Enya was curled up in a corner, whimpering. Alucard kneeled next to her and the girl quickly looked up.
"Daddy?" Enya asked.
Alucard gently reached out and hugged Enya, actually holding her for the first time in ten years, "It's okay, sweetie, I'm here."
Enya hugged him back, "Something's wrong."
Alucard gently rocked her back and forth, "What do you mean?"
Enya sniffed, "I feel like I'm being torn apart on the inside..."
"What? Torn apart?"
Enya nodded, burying her face in Alucard's shoulder, not wanting to talk anymore.
After awhile, Nabooru poked her head in, "Alucard, you need to leave..."
Alucard started to stand up, but Enya held onto him, "I want to go with you..."
The Vampeal blinked, then looked towards Nabooru, who nodded.
Alucard gently picked up Enya as the girl still felt upset, then walked out the door.
Enya looked towards Nabooru as they passed her, "Tell Laura I'll see her soon, okay?"
Nabooru pinched Enya's nose, managing a weak smile, "You betcha."
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Zelda felt herself collapse, and thanked the goddesses when Link and Sheik caught her before she fell onto the snow.
"You okay, Zel?" Link asked, helping the princess up.
Zelda nodded weakly, gasping for air, "Just remind me never to do two big magic thingies at once, kay?"
Sheik nodded as the princess held onto him while Link jabbed his sword in the ground and leaned on its hilt.
Zelda looked up into the cave that the three had just come out of. Zelda had managed to transport Lamia's body there and turn her to stone, but like she had feared earlier, her energy and magic were drained dramatically.
As Sheik and Link walked her home, Zelda asked, "Who's gonna tell Alucard where Lamia is? More than likely he's gonna want to know..."
"I'll tell him..." Link groaned, "But if he looks at me like I'm some sort of psycho, I'm killing him."
"Think we should let Enya know?" Sheik asked.
Zelda shook her head, "No... not yet. Not until we know that she's more Alucard's blood than Lamia's."
"You mean you don't want another Lamia prowling around Hyrule?" Link scoffed.
"Exactly."
"Same 'ere," Sheik snorted.
They all rested for a couple minutes to make sure Zelda was feeling okay before heading back to the castle.
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Alucard was tightly holding a sobbing Enya when Zelda, Link, and Sheik came back. He looked over towards them, "Something's wrong with Enya... I'll take care of her, don't worry."
Zelda blinked, "...Alright..."
Link bit his lip, "Uh... Al? Can I talk to you in private?"
The Vampeal stood, "Sure."
He followed Link into a hallway, and leaned against the wall. Link seemed like he was really depressed about something, but if he had to tell Alucard in private, it must've been about Lamia, or Enya.
Link ran a hand through his dark blonde hair, "Alucard... we found Lamia's body."
Alucard straightened, his eyes widening slightly, "Y-you did?"
Link nodded, exhaling heavily, "Well, she was still in the form that she used to kill Laura with. Zelda turned her to stone, and we were wondering if you--"
"Take me to her. Both me and Enya," Alucard said firmly.
"That's the problem; Zelda doesn't want Enya to see her just yet. She's so young, and we don't know what the poor girl will do," Link explained.
Alucard fell back against the wall again, "Well... then take me to her, at least... please. I want to see her again so badly--"
"I know you do. And you can take Enya yourself later on, but I don't want her to know right off the bat that me, Zelda, Sheik, and a whole lot of other people here helped kill her, alright?"
Alucard nodded, "I'll do whatever you ask."
Link sighed, "Alright... we'll take you tonight, when Enya's asleep... she's been raised as a Gerudo, so she sleeps at night."
"Okay. Well... I need to go see how she's doing, anyway. Let's go around oh... let's say midnight, alright?"
"Sure."
Alucard walked away, and to where Enya was. The girl was sitting in a corner, her knees hugged to her chest, and her eyes wide with terror.
"En?"
The girl looked up, surprised, as her father addressed her. She didn't talk, but her eyes looked like she was saying, "Yeah?"
Alucard sat down next to her and hugged her, "Everything okay, sweetie?"
"I don't know..." she said softly, burying her face in his shoulder.
"Have you felt that weird thing inside of you again yet?"
Enya shook her head, "No..."
"Then why are ya so depressed?"
Enya shrugged, "Just been overwhelmed from everything, that's all... meeting you, meeting Laura's parents, and just a whole lot of stuff..."
"Well, life can be overwhelming sometimes, Enya... you just have to know how to deal with it..."
The girl rubbed her eyes, "I know..."
"Hey, don't cry, it's not gonna help..."
"It's not that, I'm just tired, that's all..." Enya said, "Been a big day..."
"Gee, y'think?"
Enya giggled, and Alucard felt somewhat relieved to hear her laugh after all she had gone through today.
Silence filled the room for a couple minutes until Alucard finally realized that Enya had fallen asleep after he almost nodded off. He slowly pulled her away from him and laid her down where she was, and walked out of the room, silently closing the door behind him.
The sun had set, and yet no one was asleep. Alucard saw Day leaning against a wall in the hallway. She looked up as she saw him come out, "How's Enya doing?"
Alucard shrugged, "She's sleeping."
Day nodded, then bit her lip, "Alucard?"
"Hmm?"
"How- how well did you know my Aunt?"
Alucard blinked, "Well, I only knew her for 10 years... but let's just say I knew her so well that I can still remember how many dimples were in her cheeks when she smiled..."
Day looked down at the floor, creaking a smile, "...She never told me much about her childhood... she has mentioned you before... just not that much. If I recall correctly, she said you had been banished from Hyrule..."
Alucard nodded, "I was... it's just I got so concerned about Lamia and Enya that I came here..."
"Oh."
Alucard thought for a second, "Did- did Laura have any kids when she got older?"
Day let out a laugh, then nodded, "Yeah... she has a son and daughter. Both half Gerudo. She married Ganondorf, my uncle, when she was 16."
Alucard smirked, "I kinda figured she'd get married to the Gerudo male... but I never thought she'd be the mother of his son... daughter, yeah, but not son..."
Day then muttered, "Her son is my boyfriend..."
"What?!"
She looked up, "Huh? Wha- I-I didn't say anything!"
Alucard blinked.
Day soon thought up something to replace what she said, "Uh... her kids are gonna come with us to see Lamia tonight... then you can meet them... they look a LOT like her..."
The man smirked, "Bet they do..."
"They even have her hair colors..."
"You're kidding..."
"Nope," Day laughed.
Alucard slowly shook her head, "That girl always had the weirdest hair color coordination I have ever seen in my entire 450 years of life..."
"Carla and Ganiox are even more weird..."
"I can hardly wait to see them..."
"They're really nice, don't worry... but they ARE Vampire killers... heck, even I am... and so was Laura..."
"Because of Lamia, right?"
Day nodded, "Goddesses, Lamia did so much to Hyrule... I don't even see how you could have fallen in love with her..."
"Sometimes I can't even figure it out, either... she wasn't that pleasant of person when we first met, I'll tell you that."
"I can believe it... must've taken a LONG time to tame her, eh?"
"Oh, yeah," Alucard said, nodding his head, sort of laughing.
The two talked for awhile, when there was a knock on the castle door.
Day started to walk to the door, "I think that's Carla, Ganiox, and Naru..."
Alucard slowly followed her, and stayed in the hallway as she answered the door, and the three people came in.
Day had embraced Ganiox as he came in, and Zelda, Link, Sheik, Vanessa, Impa, and Shurai came into the room soon, as well.
"Hey, Aunt Zelda," Carla said, hugging the Princess.
Zelda hugged her niece back, then turned to Alucard, "Hey, come and meet Laura's children and stepdaughter."
Alucard obeyed, and stepped forward.
Zelda looked from Alucard to Naru, Carla, and Ganiox, "Guys, this is Alucard, Enya's father. Alucard, this is Carla, Laura's daughter, Ganiox, Laura's son, and Naru, Laura's stepdaughter."
All of the kids weakly waved and said a weak, "Hi..."
Day elbowed her mother in the ribs, whispering to her, "You forgot to leave out one, itsy bitsy part about Ganiox..."
Zelda sighed, exasperated, "Uh... and Ganiox is also Day's boyfriend..."
"Gee, make it a big deal, why don't ya..." Ganiox growled. Everyone laughed.
Vanessa's shoulders slumped, "Well, are we gonna go, or wait for Lamia to break out of the stone somehow and watch her destroy Hyrule again?"
Alucard held up a finger, "I'll choose the second option," he said sarcastically.
"Hey, we're the jokers around here," Naru, Carla, and Ganiox growled.
Zelda rolled her eyes, "Those three like to be called the 'Three Stooges of Hyrule.'"
"And don't you forget it!" Naru grinned.
Shurai shook her head in exasperation, "Well, Carla, Ganiox, did ye remember te bring yerselves somethin' te keep ye safe from th' cold?"
Carla and Ganiox looked down at the three-layered sweatshirts that they were wearing, along with double-layered wool pants, and then nodded.
Alucard blinked, "You two even have Laura's weakness to the cold?"
The two Gerulians nodded, "Darn proud of it, too."
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They all arrived at Mount Stygis about an hour and a half later. Zelda, Link, and Sheik led everyone to the cave where Lamia was. Alucard's pace had slightly slowed down as they walked, and he had been looking at the ground the entire time.
Shurai put a hand on Alucard's shoulder, "Ali, ye okay?"
Alucard nodded, "Don't call me 'Ali...' I had to tell Lamia that a thousand times... not to mention Laura..."
The Sheikah creaked a smile, "Aye, Laura loved callin' ye that..."
"And it got on my nerves like heck," Alucard finished.
They soon approached the mouth of the cave.
Impa swallowed, "We're 'ere..."
Everyone walked in, Alucard following last, as if he were afraid to see Lamia again.
The room was pitch black, and the only light coming from the moon made a huge shadow against the back of the cave, which was obviously Lamia's body.
Carla and Ganiox lit torches, while Link stepped forward, "There she is..."
Vanessa walked up to the stone body and kicked it, "Yeah... the stupid bit--"
Link covered Vanessa's mouth with his hand, "Shut up."
Shurai and Impa were the first ones to notice Alucard's expression when he saw Lamia's body. Zelda then saw his expression, and quietly told everyone to leave the cave. They obeyed, and Alucard didn't even notice them leave.
Alucard stepped forward, kneeling down next to Lamia. He remembered this form. Back in Transylvania, the Succubus had gotten jealous of Alucard and Lamia's feelings for one another, and had kidnapped Lamia while she was pregnant with Enya. Since Lamia was with child, she had no way of protecting herself. The Succubus had even slit Lamia's wrists to try and make her bleed so much that Enya wouldn't be able to live without her mother's blood.
Then, Alucard had come and rescued her, along with Maria Renard and Richter Belmont. They had narrowly escaped after destroying the Succubus and her younger brother, the Incubus, when the perverted Demon took Lamia's form, and along with it, her powers. She had taken the Carna Dragon's form, and Lamia had to help Alucard destroy the Succubus by shouting weaknesses to him from where she had taken cover while he fought the demon all by himself. He had finally killed the beast, and when Lamia went into labor 4 ½ months later, everyone was positive that Lamia would give birth to a stillborn, yet they were all shocked to see that the baby was alive. Lamia named her "Enya" which, in Gerudo, meant "Miracle Child."
Alucard took off one of his gloves and ran his pale hand along the curves of the dragon's face. The emotion her face was in was pained, like the expression on her face when she died. The eyes were squeezed shut, and her mouth was hanging open in a roar, the 4-foot long fangs hanging out of the top of her mouth. Just the thought of seeing Lamia in pain brought hot tears to the Vampeal's eyes.
He rested his head against Lamia's arm, wanting to forget all of those horrible memories. He gently stroked Lamia's arm, sort of surprised when he felt that the stone was smooth, not jagged, and easily let his hand glide across it.
Alucard looked up at the beast, finally letting tears slide down his cheeks. Why did this have to happen to Lamia? It affected Enya more than anyone; the poor girl had to be raised completely differently than how she was supposed to be raised, and she had probably spent her whole life trying to figure out who her parents were.
About 20 minutes later, Alucard came out of the cave. Zelda looked up, "You okay?"
Alucard nodded, "Yeah... I'm taking Enya here the moment we get back."
Shurai's eyes slightly widened, but Alucard didn't let on. Shurai remained silent, but Alucard could tell that inside her mind, she wanted to protest against his word.
Vanessa let out a sigh, but it wasn't of sympathy, "Why?"
Alucard fairly glanced at her, "She probably wants to know who her Mother is, and I don't want her to wait any longer than she already has."
Impa nodded, "Aye, I agree... but ye do understand, Alucard, that if she attacks us because of what we did te 'er Mum, ye git th' blame."
Alucard let out a small smirk, "I understand..."
Zelda nodded, "Okay... then let's head back..."
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Everyone was silent on the way back to the castle, and it seemed that even the surroundings were silent; no doves cooed, no wind blew against the trees, and the crickets weren't even chirping.
When they finally came inside the castle, they all went about their own business, which was mostly going to bed. Day was saying bye to Ganiox, while Naru and Carla waited impatiently for him to stop talking to her, and everyone else went to bed.
Alucard walked to where Enya was, and knelt next to her. Enya was curled up in a fetal position, slightly shivering from the cold. Alucard picked her up, gently shaking her, "Ennie... wake up. I have something to show you," he whispered.
Enya stirred, finally opening her eyes, "Ugh... what is it?"
"We're gonna go somewhere... grab a blanket, because it's gonna be cold, ok?"
Enya nodded, "Okay..."
She soon found a warm blanket in a closet, and, since Alucard knew she was too tired to walk, he carried her to Mount Stygis, while Enya fell asleep again and slept most of the way.
It took a good two hours walking to get there, and Alucard walked in the cave. The torches had burned out, but both he and Enya could see in the dark, so it wasn't much of a problem.
Alucard set Enya down, and woke her up again. She wasn't this sleepy this time, as the cold woke her up quickly. She looked up at Alucard, "Why are we in a cave?" she asked, shivering and wrapping the blanket around her body. She hadn't even seen the frozen figure behind her yet.
Alucard looked pointedly to Lamia's body, "Look at the stone dragon behind you..."
Enya rubbed the rest of the sleep out of her eyes, and looked at what he was talking about, and let out a small yelp at the sudden sight of it, huddling closer to her father, "What the--?!"
Alucard let out a small laugh at her reaction, then his face suddenly turned serious and sad at the same time, "Enya... you see the dragon, right?"
"Gee, y'think I'm blind?!"
Alucard ignored her remark, "Well... that thing is actually a human... or was, at least. Her name was Lamia Carna..."
Enya blinked, her eyes suddenly widening, and she looked at the dragon again, "Wha--?"
Alucard sighed, and helped Enya sit up straighter, "Enya... this is your Mother."
Enya stared at the monster, speechless. She then moved forward and looked closer at it, "My.... my Mother?"
Alucard nodded, "Laura's aunt killed her... along with the help of Laura's parents and some other people."
Enya warily reached out and touched the stone, startled at how cold it felt, "Wh- why?"
She felt her father move closer to her and hug her softly, "...She wasn't exactly a good person in Hyrule, sweetie... she was a killer, and the warriors of Hyrule just got a little too fed up with her."
Enya shook her head, not wanting to believe it. Why did this have to happen to her?! Why did she have to be so confused about her parents? She let out a small pout, wanting to ask so many questions that she knew no one could answer. She buried her face in Alucard's shoulder and started crying uncontrollably. The weird feeling was coming back, but it was only a small nibble, and she didn't bother to pay attention to it.
Alucard held onto her tightly, then asked, "Enya, what's wrong?"
Through her tears, Enya managed to ask, "Why didn't they kill me along with Mother?!"
Staring down, horrified, Alucard loosened his grip on her slightly, "Why are you saying that?"
"Because I don't have a place in this world. I never have, and never will."
"Hey, don't say that... I thought the same thing when I lost my Mother... I was three years older than you, however, but look at me, I'm 430 years old, and I still think that same thought, even today."
Enya wiped her eyes, "It's not fair..."
"Nothing's fair, Enya, you have to accept that..."
"But what if I can't?"
"Then bad things will happen... events happen and truth comes whether you want it to or not, sweetie..." Alucard said.
Enya turned back to look at the statue of her Mother, her blanket wrapped tightly around her. She sighed, "Daddy, I'll be out soon... you go back to the castle..."
Alucard ran his tongue along his fangs before he replied, "...Alright... I'll see you soon," he said. He stood up about five seconds later when Enya didn't say goodbye, and left.
Enya drew in a shuddering breath, looking up at the statue. One half of her couldn't believe that this monster was her mother, and one half said that it made sense.
Slowly crawling over to it, Enya laid down in the crook of Lamia's arm, closing the blanket around her. Within moments, she fell asleep next to the monster...
...No... wait...
...It wasn't a monster...
...It was her Mother...
Enya seemed paralyzed as she stared up at Alucard. Was Zelda telling the truth? Was Alucard really her father?
Vanessa looked back and forth, from Alucard to Enya, "I can see the family resemblance."
"How so?" Link asked.
"They both have long hair."
Alucard briefly glared angrily at Vanessa, "Shut up about my hair."
Enya finally managed to speak, "Y-you're my father?"
Alucard nodded.
The girl didn't know what to say after that.
"En? Hellooo!" Laura said, waving her hand in front of Enya's face.
"Huh?" Enya blinked, looking towards her.
"You still alive?"
Enya narrowed her eyes, "What do you think?"
"I think you almost had a heart attack from meeting your dad," Laura said.
"Oh, I'm touched," Alucard said sarcastically. Enya laughed.
Well, she has your laugh.
Alucard briefly looked up, thinking Go away, Laura...
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Ganiox leaned back in his chair, not caring if it was about to tip backwards, "Nab and Enya should've been back by now..."
Carla pretended a pencil was amusing her, "So?"
"Well, what if the guards didn't trust them or something? I mean, it's possible..."
"Well, bro, I'm surprised at you. You're actually caring about someone other than Day," Carla sneered, a smirk crossing her face.
Ganiox's eyes widened, and he stood up, jabbing a finger at Carla, "What Day and I do is NONE OF YOUR BUSINESS!!!!!"
Carla fell over laughing at the look on Ganiox's face when she had a tone that Ganiox and Day were doing other things aside from seeing each other...
Carla finally regained her wits, and looked over at Ganiox again, "Bro, seriously, you two have been seeing each other way too much."
Ganiox ignored his sister, but walked out of the fortress. He was tired of people criticizing him that he loved Day. Heck, it was just the same thing that happened between Ganondorf and Laura... only there aren't any Undead sisters involved... just annoying ones.
Ganiox then leaned against a wall at the thought of his mother. The Gerudos loved her as if she was a Gerudo herself, but Ganondorf was the worst off. Every night, he sat out in Desert Colossus talking to himself as if Laura were right in front of him.
The Gerudos were still loyal to Laura, even if she was dead. Ganiox had tried to convince himself that Laura was still alive in spirit, but it didn't help.
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Nabooru and Enya mounted their horses while Laura was struggling to mount hers'. That's one thing she hated about not being a Gerudo...
...you were too short to mount Gerudo Horses.
Enya was still silent. She couldn't believe that she had met her own father.
Finally getting on the horse, Laura looked over to Enya, "You okay?"
Enya nodded, "Just... kinda held back that I actually met my father, who I never thought I'd meet..."
Nabooru bit her lip, pained by Enya's voice tone. She wanted to say something, but she just couldn't. Enya knew now that she wasn't a true Gerudo, that Nabbie wasn't her mother, and that she was a Gerudo...
...She just wasn't a pure Gerudo.
Enya had so badly wanted to ask Alucard who her mother was, but she was sure everyone else would cringe at hearing the question.
Well, all except Alucard.
The trio finally reached Gerudo Valley. Nabooru took Laura to her room while Enya just sat outside, not knowing what to think of what had happened.
Enya curled up next to the Gerudo Fortress, mixed with anger, confusion, and disbelief.
Suddenly, Enya felt like her heart had just been ripped out.
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"Okay, what's going on?!" Laura demanded, sensing something bad.
Nayru shook her head, "We don't know. Something's doing something to Enya... someone..."
"Think Lilu is responsible?" Laura asked, tapping her foot impatiently.
"Could be," Din announced.
"Great. Okay, so, what do you think Lilu's doin'?"
"So far," Din explained, "we've found out that Lilu's trying to capture her soul."
"What?!"
Farore looked up in alarm, "If she gets ahold of Enya's soul..."
"Don't even say what'll happen," Laura growled.
Nayru nodded, "She's right. If Lilu gets ahold of her, things will happen."
"We have to get her soul," Din said. The other two agreed.
"Whoa, wait," Laura blinked, totally blank, "What do you mean? You and Lilu are going to fight over her soul?"
"Either that or have Lamia's reign happen again."
Laura rubbed the bridge of her nose, "Oh, that's great."
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Enya screamed out, feeling something new tear at her. Nabooru came rushing out of the Fortress to her, her eyes wide with horror, "Enya, what's wrong? What happened?"
Enya's pain and fear soon faded, and she looked at Nabooru, "I don't... I don't know. Something was... inside of me, Nabbie... I don't know what."
Nabooru ran her hands through Enya's hair, knowing she was telling the truth. Enya never screamed for no reason unless she was in a tickle fight with Laura.
Enya blinked, "Where's my father?"
Nabooru blinked, then smiled weakly, "Hang on. I'll get him."
With that, the Gerudo ran off. If Enya wanted something or someone, Nabooru knew now that she had to see it, because Nabooru could definitely tell something was wrong with Enya.
* * *
Zelda leaned against a wall, rubbing the bridge of her nose. It had been an exhausting day this morning.
Vanessa sat down on a stair, Link next to her, Alucard standing a few feet away from them, and Sheik and Day sitting next to each other on the other side of the room.
Suddenly, Nabooru rushed into the room, getting everyone's attention.
"Zelda, it's Enya. Something's wrong, and she needs to see Alucard. Wher--"
"I'm right here," Alucard spoke up at the mention of his name along with his daughter's.
Nabooru gestured to the door, "We need to go now."
"Whoa, whoa," Zelda said, holding up her hands, "How are you going to get past the Gerudos with him?"
Nabooru grinned, "I have my ways."
*
"Okay, so run this past me again?"
Nabooru tightened the rope on Alucard's wrists, "Just act like a prisoner. I'll get you past the guards and to Enya."
Alucard felt his wrists begin to chafe. Nabooru had to scratch up his armor -something he didn't like very much- cover his face and hair with dirt, as well as take away his weapons to make him look like he put up a fight before coming to the Valley.
Nabooru finally checked to make sure he looked scruffy enough as the Gerudos could handle, and then started walking him into the Valley.
When they got in eyesight of the Gerudos, Nabooru shoved Alucard forward, and the Gerudos calmed down at the sight of him when he obeyed what Nabooru ordered to him. (She actually did yell at him to make it look like he was actually a prisoner)
The Gerudos rose the gate to the Fortress, not even asking who the man was.
As soon as they were out of earshot, Nabooru cut the ropes on Alucard off, and opened the door to where Enya was.
Enya was curled up in a corner, whimpering. Alucard kneeled next to her and the girl quickly looked up.
"Daddy?" Enya asked.
Alucard gently reached out and hugged Enya, actually holding her for the first time in ten years, "It's okay, sweetie, I'm here."
Enya hugged him back, "Something's wrong."
Alucard gently rocked her back and forth, "What do you mean?"
Enya sniffed, "I feel like I'm being torn apart on the inside..."
"What? Torn apart?"
Enya nodded, burying her face in Alucard's shoulder, not wanting to talk anymore.
After awhile, Nabooru poked her head in, "Alucard, you need to leave..."
Alucard started to stand up, but Enya held onto him, "I want to go with you..."
The Vampeal blinked, then looked towards Nabooru, who nodded.
Alucard gently picked up Enya as the girl still felt upset, then walked out the door.
Enya looked towards Nabooru as they passed her, "Tell Laura I'll see her soon, okay?"
Nabooru pinched Enya's nose, managing a weak smile, "You betcha."
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Zelda felt herself collapse, and thanked the goddesses when Link and Sheik caught her before she fell onto the snow.
"You okay, Zel?" Link asked, helping the princess up.
Zelda nodded weakly, gasping for air, "Just remind me never to do two big magic thingies at once, kay?"
Sheik nodded as the princess held onto him while Link jabbed his sword in the ground and leaned on its hilt.
Zelda looked up into the cave that the three had just come out of. Zelda had managed to transport Lamia's body there and turn her to stone, but like she had feared earlier, her energy and magic were drained dramatically.
As Sheik and Link walked her home, Zelda asked, "Who's gonna tell Alucard where Lamia is? More than likely he's gonna want to know..."
"I'll tell him..." Link groaned, "But if he looks at me like I'm some sort of psycho, I'm killing him."
"Think we should let Enya know?" Sheik asked.
Zelda shook her head, "No... not yet. Not until we know that she's more Alucard's blood than Lamia's."
"You mean you don't want another Lamia prowling around Hyrule?" Link scoffed.
"Exactly."
"Same 'ere," Sheik snorted.
They all rested for a couple minutes to make sure Zelda was feeling okay before heading back to the castle.
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Alucard was tightly holding a sobbing Enya when Zelda, Link, and Sheik came back. He looked over towards them, "Something's wrong with Enya... I'll take care of her, don't worry."
Zelda blinked, "...Alright..."
Link bit his lip, "Uh... Al? Can I talk to you in private?"
The Vampeal stood, "Sure."
He followed Link into a hallway, and leaned against the wall. Link seemed like he was really depressed about something, but if he had to tell Alucard in private, it must've been about Lamia, or Enya.
Link ran a hand through his dark blonde hair, "Alucard... we found Lamia's body."
Alucard straightened, his eyes widening slightly, "Y-you did?"
Link nodded, exhaling heavily, "Well, she was still in the form that she used to kill Laura with. Zelda turned her to stone, and we were wondering if you--"
"Take me to her. Both me and Enya," Alucard said firmly.
"That's the problem; Zelda doesn't want Enya to see her just yet. She's so young, and we don't know what the poor girl will do," Link explained.
Alucard fell back against the wall again, "Well... then take me to her, at least... please. I want to see her again so badly--"
"I know you do. And you can take Enya yourself later on, but I don't want her to know right off the bat that me, Zelda, Sheik, and a whole lot of other people here helped kill her, alright?"
Alucard nodded, "I'll do whatever you ask."
Link sighed, "Alright... we'll take you tonight, when Enya's asleep... she's been raised as a Gerudo, so she sleeps at night."
"Okay. Well... I need to go see how she's doing, anyway. Let's go around oh... let's say midnight, alright?"
"Sure."
Alucard walked away, and to where Enya was. The girl was sitting in a corner, her knees hugged to her chest, and her eyes wide with terror.
"En?"
The girl looked up, surprised, as her father addressed her. She didn't talk, but her eyes looked like she was saying, "Yeah?"
Alucard sat down next to her and hugged her, "Everything okay, sweetie?"
"I don't know..." she said softly, burying her face in his shoulder.
"Have you felt that weird thing inside of you again yet?"
Enya shook her head, "No..."
"Then why are ya so depressed?"
Enya shrugged, "Just been overwhelmed from everything, that's all... meeting you, meeting Laura's parents, and just a whole lot of stuff..."
"Well, life can be overwhelming sometimes, Enya... you just have to know how to deal with it..."
The girl rubbed her eyes, "I know..."
"Hey, don't cry, it's not gonna help..."
"It's not that, I'm just tired, that's all..." Enya said, "Been a big day..."
"Gee, y'think?"
Enya giggled, and Alucard felt somewhat relieved to hear her laugh after all she had gone through today.
Silence filled the room for a couple minutes until Alucard finally realized that Enya had fallen asleep after he almost nodded off. He slowly pulled her away from him and laid her down where she was, and walked out of the room, silently closing the door behind him.
The sun had set, and yet no one was asleep. Alucard saw Day leaning against a wall in the hallway. She looked up as she saw him come out, "How's Enya doing?"
Alucard shrugged, "She's sleeping."
Day nodded, then bit her lip, "Alucard?"
"Hmm?"
"How- how well did you know my Aunt?"
Alucard blinked, "Well, I only knew her for 10 years... but let's just say I knew her so well that I can still remember how many dimples were in her cheeks when she smiled..."
Day looked down at the floor, creaking a smile, "...She never told me much about her childhood... she has mentioned you before... just not that much. If I recall correctly, she said you had been banished from Hyrule..."
Alucard nodded, "I was... it's just I got so concerned about Lamia and Enya that I came here..."
"Oh."
Alucard thought for a second, "Did- did Laura have any kids when she got older?"
Day let out a laugh, then nodded, "Yeah... she has a son and daughter. Both half Gerudo. She married Ganondorf, my uncle, when she was 16."
Alucard smirked, "I kinda figured she'd get married to the Gerudo male... but I never thought she'd be the mother of his son... daughter, yeah, but not son..."
Day then muttered, "Her son is my boyfriend..."
"What?!"
She looked up, "Huh? Wha- I-I didn't say anything!"
Alucard blinked.
Day soon thought up something to replace what she said, "Uh... her kids are gonna come with us to see Lamia tonight... then you can meet them... they look a LOT like her..."
The man smirked, "Bet they do..."
"They even have her hair colors..."
"You're kidding..."
"Nope," Day laughed.
Alucard slowly shook her head, "That girl always had the weirdest hair color coordination I have ever seen in my entire 450 years of life..."
"Carla and Ganiox are even more weird..."
"I can hardly wait to see them..."
"They're really nice, don't worry... but they ARE Vampire killers... heck, even I am... and so was Laura..."
"Because of Lamia, right?"
Day nodded, "Goddesses, Lamia did so much to Hyrule... I don't even see how you could have fallen in love with her..."
"Sometimes I can't even figure it out, either... she wasn't that pleasant of person when we first met, I'll tell you that."
"I can believe it... must've taken a LONG time to tame her, eh?"
"Oh, yeah," Alucard said, nodding his head, sort of laughing.
The two talked for awhile, when there was a knock on the castle door.
Day started to walk to the door, "I think that's Carla, Ganiox, and Naru..."
Alucard slowly followed her, and stayed in the hallway as she answered the door, and the three people came in.
Day had embraced Ganiox as he came in, and Zelda, Link, Sheik, Vanessa, Impa, and Shurai came into the room soon, as well.
"Hey, Aunt Zelda," Carla said, hugging the Princess.
Zelda hugged her niece back, then turned to Alucard, "Hey, come and meet Laura's children and stepdaughter."
Alucard obeyed, and stepped forward.
Zelda looked from Alucard to Naru, Carla, and Ganiox, "Guys, this is Alucard, Enya's father. Alucard, this is Carla, Laura's daughter, Ganiox, Laura's son, and Naru, Laura's stepdaughter."
All of the kids weakly waved and said a weak, "Hi..."
Day elbowed her mother in the ribs, whispering to her, "You forgot to leave out one, itsy bitsy part about Ganiox..."
Zelda sighed, exasperated, "Uh... and Ganiox is also Day's boyfriend..."
"Gee, make it a big deal, why don't ya..." Ganiox growled. Everyone laughed.
Vanessa's shoulders slumped, "Well, are we gonna go, or wait for Lamia to break out of the stone somehow and watch her destroy Hyrule again?"
Alucard held up a finger, "I'll choose the second option," he said sarcastically.
"Hey, we're the jokers around here," Naru, Carla, and Ganiox growled.
Zelda rolled her eyes, "Those three like to be called the 'Three Stooges of Hyrule.'"
"And don't you forget it!" Naru grinned.
Shurai shook her head in exasperation, "Well, Carla, Ganiox, did ye remember te bring yerselves somethin' te keep ye safe from th' cold?"
Carla and Ganiox looked down at the three-layered sweatshirts that they were wearing, along with double-layered wool pants, and then nodded.
Alucard blinked, "You two even have Laura's weakness to the cold?"
The two Gerulians nodded, "Darn proud of it, too."
*
They all arrived at Mount Stygis about an hour and a half later. Zelda, Link, and Sheik led everyone to the cave where Lamia was. Alucard's pace had slightly slowed down as they walked, and he had been looking at the ground the entire time.
Shurai put a hand on Alucard's shoulder, "Ali, ye okay?"
Alucard nodded, "Don't call me 'Ali...' I had to tell Lamia that a thousand times... not to mention Laura..."
The Sheikah creaked a smile, "Aye, Laura loved callin' ye that..."
"And it got on my nerves like heck," Alucard finished.
They soon approached the mouth of the cave.
Impa swallowed, "We're 'ere..."
Everyone walked in, Alucard following last, as if he were afraid to see Lamia again.
The room was pitch black, and the only light coming from the moon made a huge shadow against the back of the cave, which was obviously Lamia's body.
Carla and Ganiox lit torches, while Link stepped forward, "There she is..."
Vanessa walked up to the stone body and kicked it, "Yeah... the stupid bit--"
Link covered Vanessa's mouth with his hand, "Shut up."
Shurai and Impa were the first ones to notice Alucard's expression when he saw Lamia's body. Zelda then saw his expression, and quietly told everyone to leave the cave. They obeyed, and Alucard didn't even notice them leave.
Alucard stepped forward, kneeling down next to Lamia. He remembered this form. Back in Transylvania, the Succubus had gotten jealous of Alucard and Lamia's feelings for one another, and had kidnapped Lamia while she was pregnant with Enya. Since Lamia was with child, she had no way of protecting herself. The Succubus had even slit Lamia's wrists to try and make her bleed so much that Enya wouldn't be able to live without her mother's blood.
Then, Alucard had come and rescued her, along with Maria Renard and Richter Belmont. They had narrowly escaped after destroying the Succubus and her younger brother, the Incubus, when the perverted Demon took Lamia's form, and along with it, her powers. She had taken the Carna Dragon's form, and Lamia had to help Alucard destroy the Succubus by shouting weaknesses to him from where she had taken cover while he fought the demon all by himself. He had finally killed the beast, and when Lamia went into labor 4 ½ months later, everyone was positive that Lamia would give birth to a stillborn, yet they were all shocked to see that the baby was alive. Lamia named her "Enya" which, in Gerudo, meant "Miracle Child."
Alucard took off one of his gloves and ran his pale hand along the curves of the dragon's face. The emotion her face was in was pained, like the expression on her face when she died. The eyes were squeezed shut, and her mouth was hanging open in a roar, the 4-foot long fangs hanging out of the top of her mouth. Just the thought of seeing Lamia in pain brought hot tears to the Vampeal's eyes.
He rested his head against Lamia's arm, wanting to forget all of those horrible memories. He gently stroked Lamia's arm, sort of surprised when he felt that the stone was smooth, not jagged, and easily let his hand glide across it.
Alucard looked up at the beast, finally letting tears slide down his cheeks. Why did this have to happen to Lamia? It affected Enya more than anyone; the poor girl had to be raised completely differently than how she was supposed to be raised, and she had probably spent her whole life trying to figure out who her parents were.
About 20 minutes later, Alucard came out of the cave. Zelda looked up, "You okay?"
Alucard nodded, "Yeah... I'm taking Enya here the moment we get back."
Shurai's eyes slightly widened, but Alucard didn't let on. Shurai remained silent, but Alucard could tell that inside her mind, she wanted to protest against his word.
Vanessa let out a sigh, but it wasn't of sympathy, "Why?"
Alucard fairly glanced at her, "She probably wants to know who her Mother is, and I don't want her to wait any longer than she already has."
Impa nodded, "Aye, I agree... but ye do understand, Alucard, that if she attacks us because of what we did te 'er Mum, ye git th' blame."
Alucard let out a small smirk, "I understand..."
Zelda nodded, "Okay... then let's head back..."
*
Everyone was silent on the way back to the castle, and it seemed that even the surroundings were silent; no doves cooed, no wind blew against the trees, and the crickets weren't even chirping.
When they finally came inside the castle, they all went about their own business, which was mostly going to bed. Day was saying bye to Ganiox, while Naru and Carla waited impatiently for him to stop talking to her, and everyone else went to bed.
Alucard walked to where Enya was, and knelt next to her. Enya was curled up in a fetal position, slightly shivering from the cold. Alucard picked her up, gently shaking her, "Ennie... wake up. I have something to show you," he whispered.
Enya stirred, finally opening her eyes, "Ugh... what is it?"
"We're gonna go somewhere... grab a blanket, because it's gonna be cold, ok?"
Enya nodded, "Okay..."
She soon found a warm blanket in a closet, and, since Alucard knew she was too tired to walk, he carried her to Mount Stygis, while Enya fell asleep again and slept most of the way.
It took a good two hours walking to get there, and Alucard walked in the cave. The torches had burned out, but both he and Enya could see in the dark, so it wasn't much of a problem.
Alucard set Enya down, and woke her up again. She wasn't this sleepy this time, as the cold woke her up quickly. She looked up at Alucard, "Why are we in a cave?" she asked, shivering and wrapping the blanket around her body. She hadn't even seen the frozen figure behind her yet.
Alucard looked pointedly to Lamia's body, "Look at the stone dragon behind you..."
Enya rubbed the rest of the sleep out of her eyes, and looked at what he was talking about, and let out a small yelp at the sudden sight of it, huddling closer to her father, "What the--?!"
Alucard let out a small laugh at her reaction, then his face suddenly turned serious and sad at the same time, "Enya... you see the dragon, right?"
"Gee, y'think I'm blind?!"
Alucard ignored her remark, "Well... that thing is actually a human... or was, at least. Her name was Lamia Carna..."
Enya blinked, her eyes suddenly widening, and she looked at the dragon again, "Wha--?"
Alucard sighed, and helped Enya sit up straighter, "Enya... this is your Mother."
Enya stared at the monster, speechless. She then moved forward and looked closer at it, "My.... my Mother?"
Alucard nodded, "Laura's aunt killed her... along with the help of Laura's parents and some other people."
Enya warily reached out and touched the stone, startled at how cold it felt, "Wh- why?"
She felt her father move closer to her and hug her softly, "...She wasn't exactly a good person in Hyrule, sweetie... she was a killer, and the warriors of Hyrule just got a little too fed up with her."
Enya shook her head, not wanting to believe it. Why did this have to happen to her?! Why did she have to be so confused about her parents? She let out a small pout, wanting to ask so many questions that she knew no one could answer. She buried her face in Alucard's shoulder and started crying uncontrollably. The weird feeling was coming back, but it was only a small nibble, and she didn't bother to pay attention to it.
Alucard held onto her tightly, then asked, "Enya, what's wrong?"
Through her tears, Enya managed to ask, "Why didn't they kill me along with Mother?!"
Staring down, horrified, Alucard loosened his grip on her slightly, "Why are you saying that?"
"Because I don't have a place in this world. I never have, and never will."
"Hey, don't say that... I thought the same thing when I lost my Mother... I was three years older than you, however, but look at me, I'm 430 years old, and I still think that same thought, even today."
Enya wiped her eyes, "It's not fair..."
"Nothing's fair, Enya, you have to accept that..."
"But what if I can't?"
"Then bad things will happen... events happen and truth comes whether you want it to or not, sweetie..." Alucard said.
Enya turned back to look at the statue of her Mother, her blanket wrapped tightly around her. She sighed, "Daddy, I'll be out soon... you go back to the castle..."
Alucard ran his tongue along his fangs before he replied, "...Alright... I'll see you soon," he said. He stood up about five seconds later when Enya didn't say goodbye, and left.
Enya drew in a shuddering breath, looking up at the statue. One half of her couldn't believe that this monster was her mother, and one half said that it made sense.
Slowly crawling over to it, Enya laid down in the crook of Lamia's arm, closing the blanket around her. Within moments, she fell asleep next to the monster...
...No... wait...
...It wasn't a monster...
...It was her Mother...
