Legal disclaimer: I am a little wussy man and do not own most of these characters. The characters that are of my creation so far is Omega.

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Chapter 3: Tekno the Seer

Ashley opened her eyes. "What, a Hylian?" she half muttered, seeing a figure with pointed ears standing over her.

"Yes, of course I'm Hylian. I'm not one of them, if that's what you mean.

"Them?"

"Yes, them. The evil ones. Did you hit your head or something? They said they found you in the battlefield."

Ashley decided not to let him know where she was from. "Yeah, I hit my head pretty hard. You'd better fill me in. What battlefield?"

"The battlefield where we were fighting them."

"Who's them?"

"The Men of Steel."

"Huh?"

"They look like normal Hylians, but they have metal skin and no emotion."

"Oh." She said. He obviously wasn't good at being informative. She sat up and looked around. "Wait a second, we're in a prison!"

"Yes." Said a deep voice. The cell door opened. In came a man with green skin and a circular jewel on his forehead. His hair was a buzzcut. His face was almost expressionless and he hardly showed emotion, although his voice was full of emotion. He was about 5 foot 7 inches tall with abnormally large yellow eyes (like an anime villain's). He was wearing Hylian pants, and no shirt, and one of his arms was gray and skeletal looking. Ashley realized it was a robotic arm. He had a robotic leg, too. "My apologies, Kate. My name is Tekno. My robots thought you were someone else and put you in a cell when they were supposed to put you in a guest room."

"How'd you know my name?" Ashley asked, suspicious.

"I'll talk to you in a minute. Now you," he turned to the other man, "I have business with you."

The man looked terrified. "You're the leader... whoever you think I am, you're wrong. She can vouch for me, she's my best friend."

Ashley hated lies. "Liar!" said both Ashley and Tekno at the same time.

Tekno grabbed the man's neck with his mechanical arm and lifted him off the ground, "you lying little heathen. This war wouldn't have even started if you'd just kept your lousy mouth clean of lies for once." He slammed the man against the wall. "You told them I was evil and was going to kill them all! I sent a message to the king that he received this time. The war is over and you are a prisoner, Demon. I'm going to punish you for all you deserve, Demon. Do you know how many Hylians, Zoras, and Gorons died because of you? You'll pay. Oh, and my robots are enforcers of the law now, Demon. You failed. I'll teach you to help Him."

"You're not going to... kill me?"

"Oh no," Tekno said with an evil grin, "Death would be too easy, Demon. You'll wish you were dead before I'm done with you. Take it away." Two robotic Hylians came up. They looked the same as Hylians except their faces had no emotions whatsoever as they dragged the man off.

"Now you, Ashley." He said turning to her. Seeing how angry this man can get, she stumbled back and fell over. His furious expression changed to a smile. "Oh, don't be afraid. I'm not going to hurt you. I don't hurt people."

"What about him?"

His face slipped back to showing no emotion. "He wasn't human or Hylian. He was a servant of the Feared One, a Demon. I know about you, Ashley. About the hole in the television screen and how you woke up here. I cannot tell you more. But take heart what I say, Ashley. Do not let Black die. You may not know what I mean now, but you will figure it out. He has a greater part to play, although I cannot see it yet. Now, you can stay here, in my castle, for one day. But then, you must leave."

"Why?"

"I cannot tell you."

"How do you know these things?"

"I am what you would call a fortune-teller. I can see little bits of the future.

"I've been around Hyrule in video games. Do you have any equipment I can use?"

"Yes. I have a short sword, bow, armor and a backpack prepared for your departure already. Now, I have business to attend to. You might want to notice that you're a Hylian in that mirror." He walked off.

She checked in the mirror. Sure enough, she was Hylian, complete with pointy ears.

The rest of the day went on without event (what can go on in a castle with no emotion anyway?).

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The plot thickens! Black's name comes up again. Who is Black? What's with Tekno and why does he look like Brian? Who is the Feared One? Does anyone still watch Survivor? Why am I out of Pop-Tarts? Some of these questions answered later in the fic.