WHEN TWO BECOMES ONE
By Emerald Demuria
Disclaimer: I do not own Gundam Wing or anything that has to do with Zelda. I am just using their characters for a piece of fan fiction, so don't so me over that!
Tell me what you think of this chapter. I really liked it, and I hope you do to. Read and review for future purposes.
CHAPTER 6 Moonlight Battlefield
Days passed, and Ganandorf finally neared his destination. A huge castle loomed in the distance. An eerie black light reflected off of what was left of the windows. Much of the mortar and cement had crumbled, and only a few of the strongest stone towers remained. What was left of the drawbridge was sunk underneath the moat. Ganandorf pulled his horse into a slow trot and stopped him before the moat. With a few quick hand motions, he sent Zelda inside the castle, and then he himself went in. There were a few things that he had to do before he could leave to continue his path of destruction. Besides, he was expecting company, and wished to divert them away from the castle, so that his evil plans would not once again be destroyed. "This time, I am ready for whatever is going to happen. Nothing is going to stop me, because I have learned from my past mistakes, mistakes that nearly killed me. Mwahahahaha!"
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Link and Heero, along with Quatre and the girl, were tired and exhausted from the days' journey. Although it was almost nightfall, neither of them wanted to stop and rest. Pressing on despite the unbearable silence between them, they made noticeable progress along the dusty road. Finally, when they came to open field glowing a spooky color, Heero forced Link to stop the buggy. "I think this is enough for one day. Besides, I sense something evil about this place, and it's not making me feel very comfortable." Afterwards, they set up camp at the entrance of the field. Since it was sunset and both Heero and Link were feeling the effects of the long day's journey, neither of them was able to prepare dinner. Quatre stared out at them silently from the buggy before he and Rose fell asleep. Soon afterwards, Heero and Link fell asleep, Ganandorf watching them from a high vantage point of his castle, camouflaged by trees. "Curse my evil luck, I must have been to obvious! Now, I have to deal with two experienced fighters before I have time to set traps and the like. Oh, I know! I'll put a sleeping spell on them so they'll sleep for a few days and give me time to prepare. Whatever Link is up to this time, he won't fool me. This time, it'll be the other way around. Hmmm, which leads me to thinking that I could use my illusion spell to confuse and elude them while they're attacking. Wonderful, Ganandorf, you're just brilliant! I'll be damned if they can beat me this time!" With that said, Ganandorf rushed down the stairs leading to the tower. He had some "business" to take care of, and he felt it could be better accomplished if no one was awake to sense him working. Once in the field, he tiptoed quietly over to the campsite where Link, Heero, Quatre and Rose were sleeping. After a few thoughtful minutes of silence, he raised his hands and started mumbling a strange incantation to himself. A white mist-like powder formed out of nowhere and drifted slowly down onto Link and Heero's sleeping bodies. This was the sleeping spell. But, the sleeping spell could only work if Heero and Link weren't disturbed while sleeping. After the spell was cast, Ganandorf raised his hand, and mumbled another weird incantation to himself. A huge, reddish barrier fell down upon the castle, blocking any further entrance inside it, including himself. Then, as an afterthought, he put a spell on the field as well, a spell allowing him to understand the exact second of when one or the other woke up. Just then, he heard the synchronized sounds of hooves pounding. It was coming from the woods behind Link and Heero.
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"I bet Heero and Link are sleeping now. Knowing how worried Link was about Zelda, Link would have forced Heero into moving as long and hard as they could. They're probably exhausted by now," said Duo. "I have this feeling that we're getting really close to them." The group of riders went pushing on through the woods in hope of finding Heero and Link.
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A series of whinnies sounded from the woods. Ganandorf recognized it as the unmistakable sounds of horses. With sudden surprise, he turned over towards the forest, just in time to see what was happened. What he saw sunk his spirits down to hell. A few horses and riders were charging at full speed through the woods, onto a ledge at the rim of the forest. With a sudden whinny, the horses formed into a double line, with the leading horse and rider in the front. The leading horse and rider in the front, upon reaching the ledge, jumped off, soaring through the air, to land on the field where Ganandorf was standing. The rest of the horses followed suit. The moonlight shone on their coats, making them seem like ghostly beasts. Ganandorf, by now, was so surprised at the unexpected visitors that he turned and faced them with shaking hands. "This is not what I planned! I hoped that everything for once would go according to my calculations! No, this must be a dream! No one's luck can be this bad! NNNNNOOOOO!" A few riders jumped off their horses, advancing towards Ganandorf with slow, silent strides. Ganandorf took a firm stand on the ground before muttering a strange set of words to himself. Slowly but surely, his eyes began to bulge. His body started to stretch and grow by the second. The larger he got, the more forbidding he became. With a final scream, he turned into an evil, hideous monster. Standing a final height of 10 feet, he looked gigantic to the few onlookers. "Underestimated my powers, mortals? Thought destroying me was but a mere simple task? Well, now you shall feel the wrath of the great Ganandorf!" Blind with fury, Ganandorf began using any attack that he could think of, not caring whether or not it hit the intended recipients. Ganandorf was utterly out of control. There seemed nothing the few watchers could do, save dodge Ganandorf's attacks and hope he would tire soon. Suddenly, the deep storm clouds that had covered the sky for the past few days parted to reveal the moon, a disc of light. A single ray of pure light, pure hope, shone brighter than anything before. With that, and all the noise Ganandorf had been making, Heero and Link awoke. Both of their minds were foggy, but snapped to attention when they realized the situation. Something had to be done before the whole town, maybe the whole world, was swallowed by Ganandorf's fury. Both Link and Heero realized that the only way to kill Ganandorf was for the two to become one of mind, one of spirit, and one of body (just like Rose and Quatre.) With a few quiet words to themselves they rose into the air, glowing a strange color, like that of all of nature combined. With a blinding flash, they became one. The result was a dark-haired, fine-boned man. In the middle of his fury, Ganandorf paused for a moment and turned to see what had happened. Just as soon as he turned, the few people in the field jumped onto their horses and galloped backwards along the path they came. With a roar of outrage, Ganandorf let loose a series of attacks meant for Link/Heero. Easily, Link/Heero was able to dodge them, only to increase Ganandorf's fury even more. The whole forest began to shake with the power of the blows meant for Link/Heero. Birds, creatures, and animals that normally wouldn't come out at night fled. Suddenly, the forest became quieter, if not as peaceful, than it was before. Link/Heero, after witnessing this, decided it was time to do more than just take Ganandorf's attacks. It was time to take action. Muttering a few strange words to himself, colorful bands of light began to shoot out from his body and fingertips. The whole field instantaneously became lit up with the power of the attack. Ganandorf, too blinded by his own rage, didn't even notice, until it was too late. With a final scream, Ganandorf began to slowly dissipate. Soon, there was nothing left but a small pile of armor, armor that used to be his. The castle began to shake, and a rumbling was heard beneath the ground. With an ear- splitting shatter, the spell that Ganandorf had put around the castle broke, sending shards of red magic everywhere. This was what Link/Heero really had to dodge. When Ganandorf cast the spell, he had realized the only way to break it was for someone to kill him. Then, even if they did kill him, they'd have to survive his final attack- having thousand of sharp- edged pieces of magic hurled away in all directions, so there was no escape. But now the magic storm had stopped, and Link/Heero was still standing, untouched by a single shard. But one thing was still raising his curiosity: the fact that Ganandorf had put the barrier in front of the castle. It didn't take a genius for someone to figure out that Ganandorf was hiding something, or rather someone in that castle. But just as Link/Heero was about to go inside the area, a blinding flash lit the field once again. Link/Heero began to slowly separate until he once again turned back into the two individuals he was before. They felt like all of their strength had been zapped, and they slowly collapsed on the ground.
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Back in the castle, Zelda's pink crystal slowly but surely began to melt away, like ice in the heat of the sun. As the crystal melted, Zelda was slowly placed on the ground. After a few minutes the only thing that was left of the crystal was a small puddle of pink liquid. Dumbfounded, Zelda began to slowly look around. She felt like she was in a trance. Eventually, she began to walk around the room, not sure of where she was going. There was no door in this gigantic tower, a tower that was hundreds of feet off the ground. Be as it may that there was no door, there was a tiny window, but not tiny enough so that Zelda couldn't get through. Zelda figured that once she thrust herself from the window, she could use her powers to cushion the ending of her fall. Backing up, she ran forward, and with all her strength, soared out the window. Skirts billowing around her like a parachute, she fell. As she was falling, Zelda muttered a few words to herself, and when she was nearing the ground, cast her spell. She landed gracefully. Surveying the land around her, she found it scorched and desolate. At the same time, she spotted Link and a stranger lying side by side. Walking quickly, she went over to the edge of the woods, where she had spotted an abandoned buggy with horses still tethered to the buggy. In the back were Quatre and Rose, whom she recognized as the people who she had taken care of at her house. Acting quickly, she hopped aboard the buggy, driving it at full speed towards were Link and the strange man were lying. Picking them up, she somehow managed to fit them into the buggy before signaling to the horses. Galloping as quickly as she could in the other direction, the castle soon became an invisible reminder of the horror these people had faced.
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Hours passed and the travelers had put miles between themselves and the castle before fatigue and hunger forced them to stop. Hildie leaned tiredly against her horse as Duo gently helped her off. With the rest of the groups help, they tethered the horses to some nearby trees and spread their thin, travel worn cloaks on the ground. Underneath the starry sky, they fell asleep. All except for Trowa. Something was worrying him. As he looked into Catherine's peaceful face, he knew what he must do. Setting out with his horse at a brisk trot, he headed back towards the castle. A dense fog passed over the sky as he road further and further away from the campsite. The moon, which had been such a helpful guide, began to disappear. A chill wind blew threw the trees, making them shake bony, skeleton like fingers at him. Shivering, he pulled his cloak tighter around him for more warmth. Just as Trowa rounded the next bend and he could see the gloomy forest that was in front of the castle, he stopped. A steady pounding could be heard echoing through the forest. Over and over it echoed until it got so close that it was all he could do to stop his horse from rushing forward. Expertly, he steered his horse away from the path and watched from the shadows as some horses, pulling a cart laden with five people, rushed around the bend at top speed. Recognizing two of the people in the cart, he forgot all about his mission and, when they had gotten a ways ahead of him, sent his horse into a steady gallop after them.
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Zelda, fueled on by some unknown hate of the forest, drove the horses on, not even paying attention to the shouts and screams that were coming from behind. It wasn't until she heard another series of pounding noises coming from behind that she chanced a glance backwards. It was then that she saw the rider behind her. Screaming at his unfamiliar face, she hurried her horses ahead even faster. The wheels of the cart spewed dust backwards as she road quickly ahead, fearing for her life. Hours passed and yet she didn't dare slow the horses down, for the rider was still behind her. It was not until she reached a small group of campers that were blocking the road that she screeched the buggy and the horses to a stop. All of the horses were trembling as she stepped warily out of the buggy to face the stranger that was behind her. With a sudden pull to the reins, the stranger also stopped his horse. "Who are you?" Zelda questioned on impulse. "I mean no harm," said the stranger. "Then why were you following me? What do you want from me? I have nothing to offer!" Screamed Zelda, her voice bordering on the edge of hysteria. "Once again, I mean no harm. I recognized some of the people in the cart and came to see what was up. My name is Trowa, by the way." Stated Trowa calmly. Suddenly Zelda calmed down. "These people here are my traveling companions," he continued. "Oh, so, then that is why you were following me?" Questioned Zelda. "Yes, I remembered Link from the time that he was in my house, and Quatra and Rose from the past," Trowa remarked. "Really?" asked Zelda, interested. "Yes, a very eventful and shady past," Said Trowa. "Could you tell me all about it?" Asked Zelda. Edging away from the cart, she walked over to the grass and sat down as Trowa tethered his horse and the others to some nearby trees. Then he began his story in a wavering voice. Underneath the starry sky, a sense of total peace prevailed over Zelda, a feeling she hadn't felt in quite a while.
Disclaimer: I do not own Gundam Wing or anything that has to do with Zelda. I am just using their characters for a piece of fan fiction, so don't so me over that!
Tell me what you think of this chapter. I really liked it, and I hope you do to. Read and review for future purposes.
CHAPTER 6 Moonlight Battlefield
Days passed, and Ganandorf finally neared his destination. A huge castle loomed in the distance. An eerie black light reflected off of what was left of the windows. Much of the mortar and cement had crumbled, and only a few of the strongest stone towers remained. What was left of the drawbridge was sunk underneath the moat. Ganandorf pulled his horse into a slow trot and stopped him before the moat. With a few quick hand motions, he sent Zelda inside the castle, and then he himself went in. There were a few things that he had to do before he could leave to continue his path of destruction. Besides, he was expecting company, and wished to divert them away from the castle, so that his evil plans would not once again be destroyed. "This time, I am ready for whatever is going to happen. Nothing is going to stop me, because I have learned from my past mistakes, mistakes that nearly killed me. Mwahahahaha!"
* * * * * * *
Link and Heero, along with Quatre and the girl, were tired and exhausted from the days' journey. Although it was almost nightfall, neither of them wanted to stop and rest. Pressing on despite the unbearable silence between them, they made noticeable progress along the dusty road. Finally, when they came to open field glowing a spooky color, Heero forced Link to stop the buggy. "I think this is enough for one day. Besides, I sense something evil about this place, and it's not making me feel very comfortable." Afterwards, they set up camp at the entrance of the field. Since it was sunset and both Heero and Link were feeling the effects of the long day's journey, neither of them was able to prepare dinner. Quatre stared out at them silently from the buggy before he and Rose fell asleep. Soon afterwards, Heero and Link fell asleep, Ganandorf watching them from a high vantage point of his castle, camouflaged by trees. "Curse my evil luck, I must have been to obvious! Now, I have to deal with two experienced fighters before I have time to set traps and the like. Oh, I know! I'll put a sleeping spell on them so they'll sleep for a few days and give me time to prepare. Whatever Link is up to this time, he won't fool me. This time, it'll be the other way around. Hmmm, which leads me to thinking that I could use my illusion spell to confuse and elude them while they're attacking. Wonderful, Ganandorf, you're just brilliant! I'll be damned if they can beat me this time!" With that said, Ganandorf rushed down the stairs leading to the tower. He had some "business" to take care of, and he felt it could be better accomplished if no one was awake to sense him working. Once in the field, he tiptoed quietly over to the campsite where Link, Heero, Quatre and Rose were sleeping. After a few thoughtful minutes of silence, he raised his hands and started mumbling a strange incantation to himself. A white mist-like powder formed out of nowhere and drifted slowly down onto Link and Heero's sleeping bodies. This was the sleeping spell. But, the sleeping spell could only work if Heero and Link weren't disturbed while sleeping. After the spell was cast, Ganandorf raised his hand, and mumbled another weird incantation to himself. A huge, reddish barrier fell down upon the castle, blocking any further entrance inside it, including himself. Then, as an afterthought, he put a spell on the field as well, a spell allowing him to understand the exact second of when one or the other woke up. Just then, he heard the synchronized sounds of hooves pounding. It was coming from the woods behind Link and Heero.
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"I bet Heero and Link are sleeping now. Knowing how worried Link was about Zelda, Link would have forced Heero into moving as long and hard as they could. They're probably exhausted by now," said Duo. "I have this feeling that we're getting really close to them." The group of riders went pushing on through the woods in hope of finding Heero and Link.
* * * * * * *
A series of whinnies sounded from the woods. Ganandorf recognized it as the unmistakable sounds of horses. With sudden surprise, he turned over towards the forest, just in time to see what was happened. What he saw sunk his spirits down to hell. A few horses and riders were charging at full speed through the woods, onto a ledge at the rim of the forest. With a sudden whinny, the horses formed into a double line, with the leading horse and rider in the front. The leading horse and rider in the front, upon reaching the ledge, jumped off, soaring through the air, to land on the field where Ganandorf was standing. The rest of the horses followed suit. The moonlight shone on their coats, making them seem like ghostly beasts. Ganandorf, by now, was so surprised at the unexpected visitors that he turned and faced them with shaking hands. "This is not what I planned! I hoped that everything for once would go according to my calculations! No, this must be a dream! No one's luck can be this bad! NNNNNOOOOO!" A few riders jumped off their horses, advancing towards Ganandorf with slow, silent strides. Ganandorf took a firm stand on the ground before muttering a strange set of words to himself. Slowly but surely, his eyes began to bulge. His body started to stretch and grow by the second. The larger he got, the more forbidding he became. With a final scream, he turned into an evil, hideous monster. Standing a final height of 10 feet, he looked gigantic to the few onlookers. "Underestimated my powers, mortals? Thought destroying me was but a mere simple task? Well, now you shall feel the wrath of the great Ganandorf!" Blind with fury, Ganandorf began using any attack that he could think of, not caring whether or not it hit the intended recipients. Ganandorf was utterly out of control. There seemed nothing the few watchers could do, save dodge Ganandorf's attacks and hope he would tire soon. Suddenly, the deep storm clouds that had covered the sky for the past few days parted to reveal the moon, a disc of light. A single ray of pure light, pure hope, shone brighter than anything before. With that, and all the noise Ganandorf had been making, Heero and Link awoke. Both of their minds were foggy, but snapped to attention when they realized the situation. Something had to be done before the whole town, maybe the whole world, was swallowed by Ganandorf's fury. Both Link and Heero realized that the only way to kill Ganandorf was for the two to become one of mind, one of spirit, and one of body (just like Rose and Quatre.) With a few quiet words to themselves they rose into the air, glowing a strange color, like that of all of nature combined. With a blinding flash, they became one. The result was a dark-haired, fine-boned man. In the middle of his fury, Ganandorf paused for a moment and turned to see what had happened. Just as soon as he turned, the few people in the field jumped onto their horses and galloped backwards along the path they came. With a roar of outrage, Ganandorf let loose a series of attacks meant for Link/Heero. Easily, Link/Heero was able to dodge them, only to increase Ganandorf's fury even more. The whole forest began to shake with the power of the blows meant for Link/Heero. Birds, creatures, and animals that normally wouldn't come out at night fled. Suddenly, the forest became quieter, if not as peaceful, than it was before. Link/Heero, after witnessing this, decided it was time to do more than just take Ganandorf's attacks. It was time to take action. Muttering a few strange words to himself, colorful bands of light began to shoot out from his body and fingertips. The whole field instantaneously became lit up with the power of the attack. Ganandorf, too blinded by his own rage, didn't even notice, until it was too late. With a final scream, Ganandorf began to slowly dissipate. Soon, there was nothing left but a small pile of armor, armor that used to be his. The castle began to shake, and a rumbling was heard beneath the ground. With an ear- splitting shatter, the spell that Ganandorf had put around the castle broke, sending shards of red magic everywhere. This was what Link/Heero really had to dodge. When Ganandorf cast the spell, he had realized the only way to break it was for someone to kill him. Then, even if they did kill him, they'd have to survive his final attack- having thousand of sharp- edged pieces of magic hurled away in all directions, so there was no escape. But now the magic storm had stopped, and Link/Heero was still standing, untouched by a single shard. But one thing was still raising his curiosity: the fact that Ganandorf had put the barrier in front of the castle. It didn't take a genius for someone to figure out that Ganandorf was hiding something, or rather someone in that castle. But just as Link/Heero was about to go inside the area, a blinding flash lit the field once again. Link/Heero began to slowly separate until he once again turned back into the two individuals he was before. They felt like all of their strength had been zapped, and they slowly collapsed on the ground.
* * * * * * *
Back in the castle, Zelda's pink crystal slowly but surely began to melt away, like ice in the heat of the sun. As the crystal melted, Zelda was slowly placed on the ground. After a few minutes the only thing that was left of the crystal was a small puddle of pink liquid. Dumbfounded, Zelda began to slowly look around. She felt like she was in a trance. Eventually, she began to walk around the room, not sure of where she was going. There was no door in this gigantic tower, a tower that was hundreds of feet off the ground. Be as it may that there was no door, there was a tiny window, but not tiny enough so that Zelda couldn't get through. Zelda figured that once she thrust herself from the window, she could use her powers to cushion the ending of her fall. Backing up, she ran forward, and with all her strength, soared out the window. Skirts billowing around her like a parachute, she fell. As she was falling, Zelda muttered a few words to herself, and when she was nearing the ground, cast her spell. She landed gracefully. Surveying the land around her, she found it scorched and desolate. At the same time, she spotted Link and a stranger lying side by side. Walking quickly, she went over to the edge of the woods, where she had spotted an abandoned buggy with horses still tethered to the buggy. In the back were Quatre and Rose, whom she recognized as the people who she had taken care of at her house. Acting quickly, she hopped aboard the buggy, driving it at full speed towards were Link and the strange man were lying. Picking them up, she somehow managed to fit them into the buggy before signaling to the horses. Galloping as quickly as she could in the other direction, the castle soon became an invisible reminder of the horror these people had faced.
* * * * * * *
Hours passed and the travelers had put miles between themselves and the castle before fatigue and hunger forced them to stop. Hildie leaned tiredly against her horse as Duo gently helped her off. With the rest of the groups help, they tethered the horses to some nearby trees and spread their thin, travel worn cloaks on the ground. Underneath the starry sky, they fell asleep. All except for Trowa. Something was worrying him. As he looked into Catherine's peaceful face, he knew what he must do. Setting out with his horse at a brisk trot, he headed back towards the castle. A dense fog passed over the sky as he road further and further away from the campsite. The moon, which had been such a helpful guide, began to disappear. A chill wind blew threw the trees, making them shake bony, skeleton like fingers at him. Shivering, he pulled his cloak tighter around him for more warmth. Just as Trowa rounded the next bend and he could see the gloomy forest that was in front of the castle, he stopped. A steady pounding could be heard echoing through the forest. Over and over it echoed until it got so close that it was all he could do to stop his horse from rushing forward. Expertly, he steered his horse away from the path and watched from the shadows as some horses, pulling a cart laden with five people, rushed around the bend at top speed. Recognizing two of the people in the cart, he forgot all about his mission and, when they had gotten a ways ahead of him, sent his horse into a steady gallop after them.
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Zelda, fueled on by some unknown hate of the forest, drove the horses on, not even paying attention to the shouts and screams that were coming from behind. It wasn't until she heard another series of pounding noises coming from behind that she chanced a glance backwards. It was then that she saw the rider behind her. Screaming at his unfamiliar face, she hurried her horses ahead even faster. The wheels of the cart spewed dust backwards as she road quickly ahead, fearing for her life. Hours passed and yet she didn't dare slow the horses down, for the rider was still behind her. It was not until she reached a small group of campers that were blocking the road that she screeched the buggy and the horses to a stop. All of the horses were trembling as she stepped warily out of the buggy to face the stranger that was behind her. With a sudden pull to the reins, the stranger also stopped his horse. "Who are you?" Zelda questioned on impulse. "I mean no harm," said the stranger. "Then why were you following me? What do you want from me? I have nothing to offer!" Screamed Zelda, her voice bordering on the edge of hysteria. "Once again, I mean no harm. I recognized some of the people in the cart and came to see what was up. My name is Trowa, by the way." Stated Trowa calmly. Suddenly Zelda calmed down. "These people here are my traveling companions," he continued. "Oh, so, then that is why you were following me?" Questioned Zelda. "Yes, I remembered Link from the time that he was in my house, and Quatra and Rose from the past," Trowa remarked. "Really?" asked Zelda, interested. "Yes, a very eventful and shady past," Said Trowa. "Could you tell me all about it?" Asked Zelda. Edging away from the cart, she walked over to the grass and sat down as Trowa tethered his horse and the others to some nearby trees. Then he began his story in a wavering voice. Underneath the starry sky, a sense of total peace prevailed over Zelda, a feeling she hadn't felt in quite a while.