CHAPTER 3
LEGEND OF ZELDA: THE EIGHT MASKS
BY TOMBILL94402
Three Stalfos snickered in the Dark Forest, huddled around what they stole.
"He he he, boss will pay a lot for this!" Said one.
"Yeah yeah, wonder why he wants it so much?" Said another.
"That's for me to know, and for you to never know." Replied a figure, appearing behind them.
"Oh, boss! Didn't see you there!" The third one stuttered.
"Obviously. Now give me the key!" The tall figure demanded.
"Why do you want it so much boss?" Asked the second one.
"Never mind that, give me the key."
"What if we don't want to?!" Retorted the first Stalfos.
With a swift movement, a sword sliced through the Stalfos. It slide in two, and crumple. The tall figure smirked, visible through his dark cloak. The other two Stalfos quickly gave him the key, and ran. He smirked again, and disappeared into the shadows.
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Tom, Taen, Forest, and Jyuna, all trudged along, the sand crunching under their feet.
"Can't... go. on. water." Forest moaned. She collapsed in the sand, her black hair matted with sand.
Tom, Taen, and Jyuna all gave her a strange look. As did the infant owner of the sand box they were walking across.
"Forest, we haven't even left Gerudo Fortress yet." Taen reminded her.
"Um. I knew that!" She said, bounding to her feet. Tom rolled his eyes. Jyuna just laughed.
"Honestly! I did!" She called after them, jogging to catch up.
"Uh huh, whatever." Tom sighed.
As they approached the gate to the Wastelands, Jyuna let out a startled cry.
"What? What is it?" Taen looked nervously at his girlfriend.
Jyuna pointed to the gate, jaw slack. All of the other teens all gave the same startled expression at the sight of the gates.
"It's been totaled!" Uttered Tom, reaching out to a fallen log, disbelieving what he saw.
"How could this happen without anyone hearing?!"
A groan came from off to the side, and Forest went to find the owner of it.
"Oh my Goddess!(1) Come see this!" Forest cried out. Tom rushed over, leaving Taen to calm down his heart broken lover. Tom's eyes fell on what Forest was looking at. A Gerudo guard was tied up, and gagged. With haste, the two untied her. As soon as she was free, the Gerudo bounded up.
"WHERE ARE THEY?! I'LL TEAR 'EM LIMB FROM LIMB!" She roared.
"Calm down!" Ushered Tom, placing a hand on her shoulder. With a glancing blow, she knocked it off, and elbowed him in the face. He fell to the ground with a thud, clutching his bloody nose.
"AW MAN! BY DOSE! WATCHA DO DAT BOR?!"
There is the sound of metal sliding on metal, and the Gerudo's sword is at his neck. He stop struggling, and lay still. He shut his eyes tight, preparing for the cold blade to slit his throat. He heard a series of 'Oofs' and a lot of thuds. When he looked up, he saw the Gerudo and Forest wrestling on the ground, the blade discarded a few feet away. He struggled up, and grabbed the blade. After fine tuning his aiming towards the squabbling two, he thrust it down. It hooked it the Gerudo's hair piece, pinning her by her hair. She struggled a while, then lay still, sighing.
"Kill me." She insisted.
Jyuna and Taen, who had just joined the scene, were taken aback.
"Why would we kill you?" Asked Jyuna.
"You know why!" The Gerudo spat. "You dirty dark forces are all alike! And especially you!" She said pointing at Jyuna. "A Gerudo of all people! Helping the dark forces!"
"Woah woah!" Tom cried out, shutting her up. "We are NOT dark forces, and never will be! My mother was killed by dark forces, I would NEVER join them!"
"Yes, and you should be careful who you accuse of being a dark force!" Stated Jyuna. "I happen to be the Gerudo queen!"
Forest, Taen, and Tom all went slack jawed a second time.
"He he, I wasn't meant to say that!" Jyuna said embarrassed, rubbing the back of her neck with a hand.
"WHEN DID THIS HAPPEN?!" Squealed Forest. Her expression had changed from shocked to thoroughly exited.
"Um, three months ago? I wasn't meant to tell anyone because of chance of assassinations."
"I thought it was the male born that was in charge." Tom pondered, pointing at Taen with a thumb.
"Nah, we gave that up after Ganondorf ruined our reputation."
"Ah."
The Gerudo yanked the blade from the ground, freeing her. She sheathed it, and stood up, then bowed to Jyuna.
"You have my eternal apologies, your highness."
Jyuna turned several shades of embarrassed red, then back.
"What's your name?" Tom asked.
"Peony. But call me that and die. You may call me Pi."
"Okay Pi. What happened here?" Inquired Taen.
Pi's face turned back to that of anger.
"We were attacked by dark forces in the night. They knocked us out, then dis-assembled the bridge with ultimate care, so as not to wake anyone."
"Why didn't they just open it?" Asked Jyuna.
"Have you heard the racket it makes when it opens?!" Gawked Pi.
"Oh yeah huh."
"Are you four going after them?" Asked Pi.
"Yeah, they took the key to he Spirit Temple."
"WHAT?! WHAT IDIOT OWNER OF THE KEY LET THEM TAKE IT?!"
"Idiot?! That's my man you're talking about!" Guess who.
Jyuna and Pi continued to squabble, with Taen blushing, Tom sighing, and Forest gasping for water.
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Wow, that dragged on for a bit and a half. Sorry if it wasn't all that good! I'll try harder, I promise!
(1) Not the anime show!
LEGEND OF ZELDA: THE EIGHT MASKS
BY TOMBILL94402
Three Stalfos snickered in the Dark Forest, huddled around what they stole.
"He he he, boss will pay a lot for this!" Said one.
"Yeah yeah, wonder why he wants it so much?" Said another.
"That's for me to know, and for you to never know." Replied a figure, appearing behind them.
"Oh, boss! Didn't see you there!" The third one stuttered.
"Obviously. Now give me the key!" The tall figure demanded.
"Why do you want it so much boss?" Asked the second one.
"Never mind that, give me the key."
"What if we don't want to?!" Retorted the first Stalfos.
With a swift movement, a sword sliced through the Stalfos. It slide in two, and crumple. The tall figure smirked, visible through his dark cloak. The other two Stalfos quickly gave him the key, and ran. He smirked again, and disappeared into the shadows.
~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~
Tom, Taen, Forest, and Jyuna, all trudged along, the sand crunching under their feet.
"Can't... go. on. water." Forest moaned. She collapsed in the sand, her black hair matted with sand.
Tom, Taen, and Jyuna all gave her a strange look. As did the infant owner of the sand box they were walking across.
"Forest, we haven't even left Gerudo Fortress yet." Taen reminded her.
"Um. I knew that!" She said, bounding to her feet. Tom rolled his eyes. Jyuna just laughed.
"Honestly! I did!" She called after them, jogging to catch up.
"Uh huh, whatever." Tom sighed.
As they approached the gate to the Wastelands, Jyuna let out a startled cry.
"What? What is it?" Taen looked nervously at his girlfriend.
Jyuna pointed to the gate, jaw slack. All of the other teens all gave the same startled expression at the sight of the gates.
"It's been totaled!" Uttered Tom, reaching out to a fallen log, disbelieving what he saw.
"How could this happen without anyone hearing?!"
A groan came from off to the side, and Forest went to find the owner of it.
"Oh my Goddess!(1) Come see this!" Forest cried out. Tom rushed over, leaving Taen to calm down his heart broken lover. Tom's eyes fell on what Forest was looking at. A Gerudo guard was tied up, and gagged. With haste, the two untied her. As soon as she was free, the Gerudo bounded up.
"WHERE ARE THEY?! I'LL TEAR 'EM LIMB FROM LIMB!" She roared.
"Calm down!" Ushered Tom, placing a hand on her shoulder. With a glancing blow, she knocked it off, and elbowed him in the face. He fell to the ground with a thud, clutching his bloody nose.
"AW MAN! BY DOSE! WATCHA DO DAT BOR?!"
There is the sound of metal sliding on metal, and the Gerudo's sword is at his neck. He stop struggling, and lay still. He shut his eyes tight, preparing for the cold blade to slit his throat. He heard a series of 'Oofs' and a lot of thuds. When he looked up, he saw the Gerudo and Forest wrestling on the ground, the blade discarded a few feet away. He struggled up, and grabbed the blade. After fine tuning his aiming towards the squabbling two, he thrust it down. It hooked it the Gerudo's hair piece, pinning her by her hair. She struggled a while, then lay still, sighing.
"Kill me." She insisted.
Jyuna and Taen, who had just joined the scene, were taken aback.
"Why would we kill you?" Asked Jyuna.
"You know why!" The Gerudo spat. "You dirty dark forces are all alike! And especially you!" She said pointing at Jyuna. "A Gerudo of all people! Helping the dark forces!"
"Woah woah!" Tom cried out, shutting her up. "We are NOT dark forces, and never will be! My mother was killed by dark forces, I would NEVER join them!"
"Yes, and you should be careful who you accuse of being a dark force!" Stated Jyuna. "I happen to be the Gerudo queen!"
Forest, Taen, and Tom all went slack jawed a second time.
"He he, I wasn't meant to say that!" Jyuna said embarrassed, rubbing the back of her neck with a hand.
"WHEN DID THIS HAPPEN?!" Squealed Forest. Her expression had changed from shocked to thoroughly exited.
"Um, three months ago? I wasn't meant to tell anyone because of chance of assassinations."
"I thought it was the male born that was in charge." Tom pondered, pointing at Taen with a thumb.
"Nah, we gave that up after Ganondorf ruined our reputation."
"Ah."
The Gerudo yanked the blade from the ground, freeing her. She sheathed it, and stood up, then bowed to Jyuna.
"You have my eternal apologies, your highness."
Jyuna turned several shades of embarrassed red, then back.
"What's your name?" Tom asked.
"Peony. But call me that and die. You may call me Pi."
"Okay Pi. What happened here?" Inquired Taen.
Pi's face turned back to that of anger.
"We were attacked by dark forces in the night. They knocked us out, then dis-assembled the bridge with ultimate care, so as not to wake anyone."
"Why didn't they just open it?" Asked Jyuna.
"Have you heard the racket it makes when it opens?!" Gawked Pi.
"Oh yeah huh."
"Are you four going after them?" Asked Pi.
"Yeah, they took the key to he Spirit Temple."
"WHAT?! WHAT IDIOT OWNER OF THE KEY LET THEM TAKE IT?!"
"Idiot?! That's my man you're talking about!" Guess who.
Jyuna and Pi continued to squabble, with Taen blushing, Tom sighing, and Forest gasping for water.
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Wow, that dragged on for a bit and a half. Sorry if it wasn't all that good! I'll try harder, I promise!
(1) Not the anime show!