A Dimensional Passport

(REVISED)

By Spoon Luv

AUTHOR'S NOTES: To those who were unfortunate enough to have to suffer through the first version of this story, my sincrest apologies. That was a mistake… a large one. This is the REAL version, much better and less…sick, I assure you. These characters do not belong to me, just used in the story. And with that said, let's begin!

"C'mon, keep running!" A voice called in the darkness.

"I'm trying!" The girl cried in a panic, and he seized her hand and roughly yanked the temple door open. He pushed her in and followed her, slamming and bolting the door behind them. She collapsed in his arms as they both caught their breath, then they went into the main chamber.

"Ah, Link. You have returned." Said the Elder as the man entered. "Is Nayru with you?"

"Yes." Said Link, as the blue-haired girl walked to his side.

"Excellent. Well done." The Elder rubbed his thick beard. "However, she still needs to be escorted home to Labrynna."

Link frowned. "I'm afraid I can't help you there. I promised Zelda I'd return to guard duty immediately after this task."

"Go then." The Elder said, with a wave of his wrinkled hand.

"But Elder, who shall take me home?" Asked Nayru with worry in her eyes.

The Elder smiled. "Never you worry. We'll find someone for the job. You've had a rough day, so go get some rest. We'll have somebody to take you home in the morning."

Nayru went off to the bedroom, and the Elder picked up the phone beside him and dialed a number. "Jeremy old boy! Can you do a friend a favor?"

* * * * * * * * * * * *

Mark McManson sat in his Brooklyn apartment, watching TV while eating chips. Suddenly, his phone rang, and he picked it up and said, "Wassup?"

"Yes, may I speak with a mister Mark McManson?" Said a voice with a slight English accent.

"Dis is him." Mark replied, taking a swig of Pepsi.

"Wonderful. My name is Jeremy Miles, and I was wondering if I could meet with you in a few minutes?"

"What are you talkin' about?"

"To make it easier," Answered Jeremy, "Allow me to explain it to you when we meet?"

Mark smirked. "What do you think I am, stupid?"

"No, quite the contrary. That's why I am calling. I was told you're quite brilliant, actually."

"Who told you that?" Mark asked suspiciously.

Jeremy sighed. "Again, can I tell you everything when we meet?"

"Fine. Where do you want me to meet you?"

"In the alley outside your building." The man replied.

Mark grinned. The bastard was obviously a thief. "Yeah, I'll be there."

"Splendid. Come out as quickly as you can."

Mark hung up and grabbed his baseball bat, and hurried downstairs.

He slowly stepped into the alley, calling "All right, ya punk, where are you?"

"I don't appreciate being called that name." Said a voice behind him.

Mark spun and swung the bat, but with the reflexes of a cheetah, Jeremy had caught the object and pulled it from his hand. "No need for this." He said calmly. "May I explain to you the situation?"

"Ummm…sure."

"Come, let us discuss it over lunch."

A few minutes later, after having consumed a meal of White Castle hamburgers, Mark said, "So what is this all about? You a crook, or what?"

Jeremy chuckled. "No, my friend, not at all. You see, we need you to help us."

"Who's 'we'?"

"The Interdimensional Council."

"The inter-whata-what???"

Jeremy chuckled again. "We are a group that governs the different dimensions other than this one."

Mark narrowed his eyes. "What do you mean?"

"You've heard of Hyrule, I hope? And Johto?"

This man was obviously drunk off his ass, or stoned out of his gourd. Perhaps both. "You gotta be kidding me." Mark said with a smirk.

Jeremy stared at him. "Look at these eyes, Mark. Would I be this serious if this was a lie?"

Mark gulped.

"Anyway, we need you to guide an oracle of a certain dimension, one Labrynna, safely home."

Mark looked up sharply. "Labrynna? Isn't that from Oracle of Ages?"

"It was portrayed there," Jeremy replied with a nod, "However, it does exist, and so does this problem."

"What problem?"

Jeremy leaned in closer. "We detected a sinister evil drawing closer to the universe. If something is not done about it soon, it will engulf all the dimensions, even yours."

"And you want ME to stop it?" Mark cried in disbelief.

"Calm down son. No, no, of course not! That is way out of your league. All we ask is that you get the Oracle Nayru home safely. Will you help us?"

Mark sighed. "Sure. Just one question…how do I get there?"

"That part is coming up right now!" Said Jeremy with a grin. He snapped his fingers, and in a flash, Mark found himself back in the alley. "Please follow me." Jeremy opened a door in the side of Mark's building that Mark KNEW had never been there before.

Mark warily followed him in, to see a rather plain room, with nothing but a desk and a large iron door against the back wall.

"What the hell is this?" Mark asked.

"This is where we create your Dimensional Passport." Said Jeremy, going over to the desk. He began typing at the computer, and soon a slip of paper shot out of the printer. Jeremy passed it to Mark. This is what it said.


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DIMENSIONAL PASSPORT

DESTINATION: Labrynna

TYPE OF TRIP: Round

TASK: Escort

AGENT: Miles, Jeremy

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"Here you are sir!" Declared Jeremy with satisfaction, "Your very own Dimensional Passport!"

Mark took it hesitantly. "Um, thank you?"

"Be not afraid, son. You should have no trouble." The iron door swung open, and a brilliant golden light shone through. "The Elder will explain the rest to you. Be off, quickly!"

Mark crossed himself, then slowly stepped through the door. The golden light surrounded him, and a strong wind blew from nowhere. After almost knocking him down, the wind subsided and the light disappeared.

"Open your eyes, boy." Said a throaty voice. Mark obeyed, to see himself standing in a dimly lit temple, with torches on the walls and stained glass windows.

"Where am I?" He called out.

"You're in the Temple of the Interdimensional Council." Said the Elder, seated on a large chair. "You are Mark, I assume?"

"Yeah, that's me."

"Wonderful. Did Jeremy explain why you are here?"

"Kinda. He said I had to escort Nayru home." Mark replied.

"Precisely. It's 7:00 am right now, and you leave in ten minutes."

"Um, where is she?"

"I'm right here." Said a soft voice behind him.

He turned and saw Naryu as she really was for the first time. She was tall, slim, and very beautiful. But he quickly looked away. He wasn't going to get himself attracted to a video game character. One of his friends had made the same mistake, and…

"Are you okay?" She inquired.

He turned back. "Yes, I'm fine. I was just…shocked, is all."

She cocked her head slightly. "Oh? By what?"

"Nothing, nothing. Um, I have to, uh, use the bathroom."

"It's in the east wing." The Elder called after him.

"Elder, did you see the way he was looking at me?" Nayru whispered.

"Yes, my child. You are concerned for yourself?"

"No, I'm intrigued!" She breathed. "To think that he could possibly…"

"Nayru!" The Elder broke her daydreaming. "Think of what you're saying! The absurdity of it all! He's from Earth, you from Labrynna!"

"So?"

"So, he's only going to be here to escort you home, so don't get your hopes up! Intrigued indeed…"

Finally, Mark came back into the room. "Okay, are we gonna go, or what?"

"Yes, I am ready. I'm sure I'll have nothing to fear when I'm with you."

The Elder shot her a warning glare, then said to Mark, "Should any beast attack you, use this." He passed Mark a shiny, golden sword.

"Man, I don't know how to use this!" Cried Mark.

"You just swing it into something, boy. How hard can it be? Now go!"

Mark sighed and opened the north door of the Temple, the one that revealed the road to Labrynna. "Come on Nayru."

Nayru followed him out, and the door closed behind them and disappeared.

Mark looked around. He was on a path made of glass, surrounded by stars.

"Um, what would happen if one of us were to fall off?"

She simply smiled. He didn't like that, but he cautiously started walking along the reflective walkway. He soon discovered that it simply ended right in midair.

"All roads out of the temple start like this." Nayru explained. "You're supposed to jump off."

"Is it a far drop?"

"Oh yes! But I'll hold you." She winked at him.

"Please don't do that." Mark said quickly, and then he threw caution to the wind and jumped off the platform, Nayru close behind.

He crashed on the ground several minutes later, and the first thing he was aware of was Naryu's arms around his waist. He yanked them off.

"I thought I told you not to do that!" He said sternly.

"It was just for support." She whispered.

He sighed. "Fine. But Nayru, listen… we really can't have anything between us, you know? Cos I'm only here for a little while, so we just gotta forget about attraction, okay?"

She nodded. "I understand. Can I hold your hand at least?"

"Sure, I guess. Let's get going." He looked around. They were standing on a tall hill, with a dirt path leading into a rocky valley. He took Nayru's hand and they walked carefully down into the valley.

The valley was silent, but their voices echoed off the high stone walls. They realized that they couldn't speak too loud, or an avalanche would result. They pushed on, Mark supporting Naryu over the tall rocks and under low rock tunnels. When they were almost out of the valley, a red blur suddenly swooped at them from above.

"What the frig?" Exclaimed Mark in alarm, and he ducked just as it charged him again. Nayru screamed, and Mark quickly put his hand over her mouth to prevent a rockslide.

"What the hell is it?" He whispered.

"I don't know!" She whispered back.

The red form zoomed in front of them and stopped, and Mark saw it was a large, winged demon, with pointed fangs and leathery wings.

"I am Vire!" It snarled. "The assistant of evil!"

"What do you want?" Mark asked in pure terror.

"I want the oracle. Give her to me NOW, to spare your own life."

Mark knew that was something he couldn't do. "Stand back." He whispered to Nayru, and he drew the golden sword the Elder had given him.

"Hah! You intend to fight me?" Vire cackled. "You fool! I'll rend the flesh from your bones!" Vire charged at Mark, and Mark jumped back quickly.

He remembered the words of the Elder; "Just swing it into something." He took this to heart, waited until Vire swooped back down, and swung the sword into him.

"Gaah!" Wheezed the demon, black blood pouring from the cut. "Such a rude boy… You need a time-out!" Vire charged again, and once again Mark jumped back and chopped at Vire, tearing a part of a wing off.

Vire flew high above him. "Very well. Perhaps I shall not take the Oracle…yet. But know this! You will not stop the Evil! You will not stop Her coming! There is nothing you can do!"

Mark glared at him. "What the hell are you talking about?"

"Have a nice day!" Vire cackled, and before zooming off, he zapped the wall of the canyon, causing a rumbling to begin.

"Oh crap! It's gonna avalanche!" Mark picked Nayru up in his arms and ran like hell out of the valley.

The rest of the trip was uninterrupted, and after crossing a large plain, wading through a shallow river, and climbing several low mountains, they arrived at Nayru's home in western Labrynna.

Mark saw her inside safely.

"Well, I thank you for all that you've done." Nayru said with a smile. "You're a real gentleman."

"Thanks." Said Mark, returning the smile. "It was nothing."

Suddenly, a shrill beeping filled the air. Mark reached into his pocket to find a cell phone, probably put there by Jeremy. He opened it.

"Hello?"

"Mark, my boy!" It was Jeremy. "Congratulations on a job well done!"

"Thanks. Can I go home now?"

"Sure! I'll be waiting for you outside in five minutes." The line went dead, and Mark closed the phone up and sat on the bed beside Naryu.

"Mark, can I say something?" Nayru asked softly.

"Sure."

"I know it's impossible for you and me to have anything between us, because you'll be going home soon, but…" She put her hand on his face. "I wish so much it could be otherwise."

His eyes widened. "You mean you wish you could be my girlfriend?"

Her eyes were shining. "Yes. But, like you said, it's impossible. So…" She raised her eyes to his again. "This is just to say thank you." She closed her eyes and pressed her lips on Mark's softly, and though he was reluctant at first, he soon put his arms around her and enjoyed it. It wasn't a fast, desire-filled kiss… it was a warm, loving kiss, Mark found himself wanting more.

But unfortunately, a knock came upon the door. "Mr. McManson! Tis I, Jeremy! Let's go!"

Mark reluctantly broke the kiss and stared into Naryu's eyes. "Bye." He whispered, and went to the door.

"Ready to return?" Jeremy asked cheerfully.

"Yeah, I guess."

"Something wrong, my friend?"

"No. Let's go."

"Alright then!" Declared Jeremy. "Let us be on our…" Suddenly he stopped, and the small circle on the side of his head started glowing. He placed his finger there and closed his eyes.

"Yes… Yes… Yes, Elder I understand." He opened his eyes and turned back to Mark.

"Is everything okay?" Mark asked nervously.

Jeremy sighed. "As a matter of fact…"

TO BE CONTINUED…

This story being written by Spoonie Luv From Up Above

Email at: Bubbagumpshrimp@email.com (I changed sn's)