Chapter 15: White Knights, Shadowy Beasts
*Hours Later*
I peer over Xen's shoulder as he worked on the last bit. My eyes watered as I watched him install the last part. He turned back to me, without a face of pride, but a puzzled look.
"This piece is kinda damaged. I think you might need to get a new one."
"No no no. Just put it in please."
"Ok. Fine, whatever you say..."
He turns back and installs it. I find myself holding my breath again as he shuts the top of Link's head. When Xen turns around again, he has a look of pride on his face. He stepps back and there on the table is Link, his eyes lit up and fully functional. I bite my lip as my tears water trying to bite back the streams of pain that would fall from my eyes. Wrong move. Biting my lip only made it worse. A tear slipped down my face, stinging it as I leapt toward Link. I picked him up and hugged him, feeling a feeling that I had never felt before. Link hugged back, seemingly back to his normal self and I wondered if the damaged part was the thing that made him sing.
Xen leapt back, startled at my emotions, not understanding what was happening. I was crying again, and hard too. Tears poured down my cheecks, sizzling my flesh, steam pouring from the paths the tears took. Xen grabbed my shoulders, spinning me around quickly to look into my eyes. His were filled with worry and fear of the liquid I produced.
"Daft! Your...your...LEAKING! Are you ok? Your skin...it's...sizzling! Daft...You..."
"It's ok Xen. They're tears. It's ok really. They don't hurt as much as they look. I'm fine. Thank you for everything Xen! Your wonderful!"
Xen released my shoulders and backed away two steps, looking away. I hugged Link tightly, the last of my tears drying up and the steam finally thinning out. I smiled and spun Link around and around, Xen backing up again and again, not sure what to think. I stopped and set Link on the table.
"Master! I'm back! I have so much to tell you it's overfilled my memory chip."
"That's ok Link. We'll go over it later. All that I care about now is that you're ok."
"Link? Is my new name Link?"
"Yeah. You like it?"
"You bet! Link, Link Link....Link, Link, Link! Hi! I'm Link! My name's Link! Link, Link, Link!"
I giggled as Link danced around singing his name as Xen watched with an eyebrow raised and a strange look on his face. I ignored it and picked up Link, dancing with him, singing his name over and over agian until we broke out in giggles. I caught Xen with an akward smile on his face as he watched. I came over to him and picked up his hands, spinning him around with me, a great big smile on my face as Link sung in the background. Xen looked embarassed and tried to pull away. He pulled away and stepped back again.
"Uh, Daft? Have you gone completely insane?"
"Nope. Not that I know of. Come on Xen! Let's celebrate."
"Uh. I'll pass."
"C'mon! Don't be such a stick in the mud! Thank you sooooo much for repairing Link! I was worried that he'd never be the same again! I owe you one!"
Link had stopped and sat down to watch us before piping up again.
"Where's your SIR?"
"Out in the Voot."
"Oh."
Link looked around, glad to be back, before saying something again.
"I know who did this to me Daft! It was Theros! Him n' his gang attacked me! Tore me apart! It was horrible! At least they didn't get you!"
"Theros? He was the one? Not the Shadow Beast?"
"Shadow Beast?"
I turned from Xen to face Link on the table, "Yes. There was a big, shadowy beast with red eyes that I held responsible. I almost had him too, but he disappeared after the sun came up!"
Looking back at Xen, I expected to ask further questions, but he kept silent. I watched Link as he retold the story of his attack, my anger boild, my fear peaked, and i felt a bit lost. If they could break in silently like that, rip up Link, then leave without me knowing it, then what could they accomplish if they got into the base's brain? I shuddered as Link finished his story.
Suddenly there was a beeping noise from Xen's wrist communicator. A red light flashed as Xen looked down with urgency in his eye.
"My voot! It's under attack! Hold in there Kor!"
Xen rushed out of the room, I followed, Link close on our tails. We rushed outside, pulling out laser guns, ready for battle. Xen rushed outside and fired at the beasts around his Voot. I stopped short at the sight outside at the Voot. Theros was out there, gang and all, in the sunlight, attacking the Voot! How could this be? They were afraid of light last time I checked. I needed to find another weakness, and quick!
Xen hit one on the back, it screeched and turned around. I called Link into battle mode and told him to attack. My spider legs popped out and propelled me up and made me more agile. I swiftly dodged an incoming shower of spikes thrown off by a thin, Thornin from the planet Prickle. Xen, also on his spider legs, went in for a close attack, leading them away from the Voot, calling Kor into Defense mode. I fired again, dodging more attacks, following Xen into his plan. The battle was on and the odds were stacked high against us as it was
*Hours Later*
I peer over Xen's shoulder as he worked on the last bit. My eyes watered as I watched him install the last part. He turned back to me, without a face of pride, but a puzzled look.
"This piece is kinda damaged. I think you might need to get a new one."
"No no no. Just put it in please."
"Ok. Fine, whatever you say..."
He turns back and installs it. I find myself holding my breath again as he shuts the top of Link's head. When Xen turns around again, he has a look of pride on his face. He stepps back and there on the table is Link, his eyes lit up and fully functional. I bite my lip as my tears water trying to bite back the streams of pain that would fall from my eyes. Wrong move. Biting my lip only made it worse. A tear slipped down my face, stinging it as I leapt toward Link. I picked him up and hugged him, feeling a feeling that I had never felt before. Link hugged back, seemingly back to his normal self and I wondered if the damaged part was the thing that made him sing.
Xen leapt back, startled at my emotions, not understanding what was happening. I was crying again, and hard too. Tears poured down my cheecks, sizzling my flesh, steam pouring from the paths the tears took. Xen grabbed my shoulders, spinning me around quickly to look into my eyes. His were filled with worry and fear of the liquid I produced.
"Daft! Your...your...LEAKING! Are you ok? Your skin...it's...sizzling! Daft...You..."
"It's ok Xen. They're tears. It's ok really. They don't hurt as much as they look. I'm fine. Thank you for everything Xen! Your wonderful!"
Xen released my shoulders and backed away two steps, looking away. I hugged Link tightly, the last of my tears drying up and the steam finally thinning out. I smiled and spun Link around and around, Xen backing up again and again, not sure what to think. I stopped and set Link on the table.
"Master! I'm back! I have so much to tell you it's overfilled my memory chip."
"That's ok Link. We'll go over it later. All that I care about now is that you're ok."
"Link? Is my new name Link?"
"Yeah. You like it?"
"You bet! Link, Link Link....Link, Link, Link! Hi! I'm Link! My name's Link! Link, Link, Link!"
I giggled as Link danced around singing his name as Xen watched with an eyebrow raised and a strange look on his face. I ignored it and picked up Link, dancing with him, singing his name over and over agian until we broke out in giggles. I caught Xen with an akward smile on his face as he watched. I came over to him and picked up his hands, spinning him around with me, a great big smile on my face as Link sung in the background. Xen looked embarassed and tried to pull away. He pulled away and stepped back again.
"Uh, Daft? Have you gone completely insane?"
"Nope. Not that I know of. Come on Xen! Let's celebrate."
"Uh. I'll pass."
"C'mon! Don't be such a stick in the mud! Thank you sooooo much for repairing Link! I was worried that he'd never be the same again! I owe you one!"
Link had stopped and sat down to watch us before piping up again.
"Where's your SIR?"
"Out in the Voot."
"Oh."
Link looked around, glad to be back, before saying something again.
"I know who did this to me Daft! It was Theros! Him n' his gang attacked me! Tore me apart! It was horrible! At least they didn't get you!"
"Theros? He was the one? Not the Shadow Beast?"
"Shadow Beast?"
I turned from Xen to face Link on the table, "Yes. There was a big, shadowy beast with red eyes that I held responsible. I almost had him too, but he disappeared after the sun came up!"
Looking back at Xen, I expected to ask further questions, but he kept silent. I watched Link as he retold the story of his attack, my anger boild, my fear peaked, and i felt a bit lost. If they could break in silently like that, rip up Link, then leave without me knowing it, then what could they accomplish if they got into the base's brain? I shuddered as Link finished his story.
Suddenly there was a beeping noise from Xen's wrist communicator. A red light flashed as Xen looked down with urgency in his eye.
"My voot! It's under attack! Hold in there Kor!"
Xen rushed out of the room, I followed, Link close on our tails. We rushed outside, pulling out laser guns, ready for battle. Xen rushed outside and fired at the beasts around his Voot. I stopped short at the sight outside at the Voot. Theros was out there, gang and all, in the sunlight, attacking the Voot! How could this be? They were afraid of light last time I checked. I needed to find another weakness, and quick!
Xen hit one on the back, it screeched and turned around. I called Link into battle mode and told him to attack. My spider legs popped out and propelled me up and made me more agile. I swiftly dodged an incoming shower of spikes thrown off by a thin, Thornin from the planet Prickle. Xen, also on his spider legs, went in for a close attack, leading them away from the Voot, calling Kor into Defense mode. I fired again, dodging more attacks, following Xen into his plan. The battle was on and the odds were stacked high against us as it was