Chapter 23: The outbreak of the War
The Human soldiers which had surrounded the portal all stared in complete surprise at the sky. Most of them had never seen this sight before. But general Banderas was calm under it. The telegram he had received from Washington had relieved his spirit a bit. Earth would not have to face it's worst nightmare alone. The sky almost trembled under the loud noise of engines. Huge spaceships entered the earth's atmosphere and that wasn't possible without the necessary verbal violence. The ground shook and the soldiers all stared at the armada of Lylatan ships which got redirected to a large empty field just outside of the Human camp. It was a huge sight. It seemed as though the entire Lylatan army was present. The Apache helicoters had the job to land everything safely. The Lylatan fighters which had been escorting the bigger ships landed pretty smoothly. And the pilots stepped out and got greeted by several Human soldiers who were over their surprise.
Even as the ships were landing, Human convoys kept arriving from all sides, reïnforcing the already huge amount of material and men. Armies from all over the world were sent to that one place, though nobody knew why. The fields around the threatening portal were fortified and soon, it looked like a fortress. Armies from Japan, China, America, Germany, France, Canada, Australia and Russia were there. But also the smaller military countries such as Korea, Egypt, Belgium and Greece were present.
Elia walked to the landingspot of the flagship of the armada. It was an enormous ship! the length was at least four times that of a footballfield. Fortunately, there was enough room on the field for the ship to land. Dust flew about and the men had to step back because of the turbulence of the landing-motors of the ship. When, after several minutes, the ship finally stood on the ground, a door opened and General Pepper, a dog-like Lylatan, exited the ship, flanked by two Lylatan soldiers. A crow and a lizard. Elia walked to the Lylatans and saluted the general, who returned the gesture.
"Glad to see you arrived safe and sound, general." Elia said.
"Yes, I think you can do with a little help here. It looks as if your entire planet is in motion all of the sudden." Pepper said as the two commanding officers started to walk towards the portal. The two men came in sight of the portal and stopped as general Pepper stared in utter disbelief at the huge object which imbued him with fear. "Wouldn't your planet be if you'd see such things on your soil?" Elia asked. Pepper remained speechless...
"Goddamnit, Fox, take your filthy tail and get the hell off me!" Terry yelled out loud. Fox swiftly stood up from Terry and clumsily fell backwards. When he had exited the portal, he had fallen on Terry. A thing the American did not really like.
"I'll remember not to bend over when you're around!" Terry said angry as he stood up. "Now where the hell is my cap?" Terry continued, as soon as he noticed that his faithful cap was no longer on his head anymore.
Fox noticed it lying next to him and picked it up. He stretched his arm to Terry so that he could reach it.
Terry rudely snatched the cap from Fox's hand and put it on his head. "I hope it's not infected!" he said.
In a moment of anger, Fox drew his gun and aimed it at Terry. The Human backed away, but said: "And what were you planning to do with that? Shoot me?"
"Hey, stop that!" Kyo, who just came running towards the scene, said. "Just what were you thinking to do with that, Fox?" Kyo then asked.
Fox stood up and put his gun away. "I'm sorry." he muttered.
"Hmph." Terry said as he wanted to walk away.
"Terry!" Kyo said with an angry undertone in his voice.
"Okay, okay, I'm sorry. Jeez." Terry swiftly said.
Fox took this comment as an apology and turned to Kyo. More important things were in order now. "Where's the rest, Kyo?" he asked.
Kyo just shrugged his shoulders. "Dunno. We got seperated. Thanks to Terry's loud voice, I was able to find you two, but no one else."
Fox looked around. They were in a plain-like environment, close to the edges of a forest where Kyo had just came running from. Fox didn't know how wide the area was where the seven had been teleported to, but since no one else had came running towards Terry's loud voice, he assumed they would have to search for a needle in a haystag.
"Well, if you hear bumping sounds then you've found the princess and fairy boy." Terry said at a more or less humiliating tone.
"Terry!" Fox and Kyo yelled both at the same time.
"Okay, okay. Let's just go and find the rest." Terry said, excusing himself a little.
"Right. Let's split up. We return to this point before the sun sets." Kyo suggested.
"No." Fox quickly said. "Remember what Hayabusa said? The portal is about to open. We do not have the time. We're going to search for that portal or anything which may look like some sort of entrance. I think the others will do the same. Let's go."
"Right, smartass. If you'd like to tell us which way to go." Terry said.
"Eh..." Fox started, but his voice quickly got overwhelmed by the sound of a helicopter which flew over their heads. Fox could see the cannons and more weaponry. He grinned as soon as the Apache was out of sight. "I think it's that way." he said, pointing in the direction of where the helicopter went.
Link and Zelda walked through a wood-like area. It wasn't too densely dotted with trees, it was no forest. They had stepped both at the same time through the portal, holding hands, so they hadn't gotten seperated from each other. They were both puzzling where the others were and where to go from this point.
"This is off to a good start." Link murmered after a while. "We're supposed to safe the world and all, but we're freaking lost!"
"Well, we're looking for that kind of portal Hayabusa was talking about. If it is supposed to bring in a huge army, then the portal has got to be huge as well." Zelda said, looking up in the sky.
"Very clever thinking, babe." Link commented with a grin.
"There's no need for sarcastic jokes, Link. You're starting to sound like Terry."
"Hey, hey! I'm not THAT grumpy!"
Zelda chuckled. She restored herself with a gentle clearing of her throat and a hand in front of her mouth. It had been about a year since she had left the castle now, but she was still a princess. And she acted like one. Always decent.
But what had been puzzling Link was the fact that Zelda's father hadn't really actively sent soldiers after her to get her back. Perhaps the King had found that his daughter deserved freedom. Perhaps. Link didn't know. But he did know that he would've fought hard to keep Zelda free. She shone like a pure diamant as she was free. And such a gracious bird didn't deserve to be locked up. And now she was playing a keyrole in the future of the world. Link knew she was scared. Scared as hell. But as long as he was with her, she kept herself tough. For as far as a delicate young woman as Zelda could be tough, that was.
"But where are we supposed to go now? Shall we split up?" Zelda asked him. She thought of him as a sort of leader-figure. SHE was the princess, but she was no leader. She had always wondered how she would've lead the country if she would've married a prince. But that was off track now.
Link shook his head. "No way, princess." he just said. "We have to find a trail or something to find that portal, but we're NOT splitting up!"
"Whatever you say, my prince." Zelda sighed lovingly as she grabbed his arm and put her head against it.
Link just let a soft chuckle and started to walk, Zelda still 'on' his arm. There had to be some sign of that portal! Zelda was right. That portal had to be big to spawn an entire universe-threatening army. Very big. And Hayabusa had said that they would be transported close to the site. But it was obvious that something had gone wrong, since the group had obviously been seperated. If only they would find some kind of trail to lead them...
Suddenly, figures jumped down from the trees left and right, quickly encircling the two Hylians. It went swift and, before Link or Zelda were able to react, they were surrounded by half a dozen of men. They wore camouflaged suits and helmets. And black masks wich solely revealed their eyes and the part between them. They had pointed their machine guns at the two. "No trespassing, civilians." one of the men spoke, his voice altered because of the mask. "Turn around and walk away, or we will use force."
It took Zelda some time to recover from this sudden surprise, but she said: "I'm sorry, gentlemen. I am Princess Zelda of Hyrule, I..."
One of the men lowered his weapon. "That is impossible." he said. But he hesitated. He did a step forward and looked at Zelda thoroughly. "But it's true..." he murmered. "Your Majesty, what...?" he said, stunned as he realised that it was indeed Princess Zelda who stood there, though she was presumed dead!
"I don't know what's going on, but I believe it has something to do with a portal. Am I right?" Zelda asked, politely as ever.
"That's classified information. Even if you were the princess, how did you get that?" another commando asked agressively.
Zelda looked at him before turning to him. "I just know. Take us to your commanding officer. It is a matter of great importance that we get there in time." she said with a soft, patient, melodic voice.
The soldier hesitated, but slowly nodded. He turned to another soldier, the one who had recognised Zelda, and said: "Gamma four, take the kids to General Banderas. And make it quick."
The soldier whom had been spoken to replied: "Okay, Gamma one. Follow me, your Majesty." before he swiftly moved in a direction, forcing Zelda and Link to follow him.
Zelda felt uncomfortable. This was no doubt a huge military operation. The world hadn't been sitting still when she had been away. They must had realised that something was wrong. At least the seven Chosen Ones wouldn't have to face this nemesis alone.
It didn't take Link and Zelda a lot of time to reach the army around the portal. They had to go through multiple checkpoints before they were allowed to the site where the generals Banderas and Pepper were. Link and Zelda were both amazed to see so much military power. Tanks, soldiers, mages, magic knights, spaceships... It was huge! And everyone seemed busy with something. Men and women running over the place, fixing things and solving problems. Zelda wondered just why the Chosen Ones were required. She was certain no one was able to break through those lines of Humans, Hylians and Lylatans.
She and Link reached a bunker and met up with the Human general and the Lylatan. General Banderas, who stood outside, immediatly recognised Princess Zelda and made a short bow.
"Your Majesty! You're still alive!" he said, pleasently surprised.
"Yes, but there is no time for formal stuff. Where is the portal?" Zelda quickly said.
"You haven't seen it yet, your Highness?"
Zelda briefly shook her head.
"Then follow me." Banderas said, walking away.
Link and Zelda followed him until they reached the ominous portal. They could barely believe their eyes as they saw the enormous, frightening object casting it's eerie glow across the plains, soldiers and vehicles. "What in Farore's name is that..." Link murmered in complete shock.
"The portal..." Zelda muttered. Suddenly, the portal's aura caught grip of the young sorceress. She got scared. She knew the huge armies of Hylians, Lylatans and Humans would not stand a chance against the onslaught that would emerge from that evil portal. Her body started to shiver and she grabbed Link's arm. "We cannot do this alone, Link. We can't. We need Terry and the others or we'll die!" She panicked.
Link turned to her and saw the frightened glance in her eyes. "Come on, Zelda. It's not going to open yet." he said nonchalant.
"Not yet, but shortly. A few minutes. At most!" Zelda said, nearly screaming the last part.
Link grabbed her arms and looked her in the eyes. "Are you certain!?" he nearly yelled.
Zelda nodded.
"Shit! Shit!" Link yelled. He quickly turned to Elia. "General, we need to find..."
"Hey, fairy boy, I hope the party's about to start!" Terry yelled from afar. He was accompanied by Kyo, Fox, Mary and Galford. They got stopped by soldiers, who came running from all sides to stop the five.
"Let them pass!" Zelda ordered Elia. Zelda was VERY good at giving orders. No one dared to withstand the beautiful young princess. Elia immediatly raised his hand as a signal for the soldiers to let the five pass.
"Hurry up!" Link yelled to Terry and the others, just when a strange wind was starting blow through their hair.
Zelda looked to the side and saw that the frame of the portal was beginning to glow. She let a shriek, drawing Link's attention. As soon as he noticed the dark-red glow, he felt incredibly nervous. "It has begun..." he murmered.
Terry, Kyo, Fox, Mary and Galford had seen it too and ran as fast as they could to Link and Zelda. Terry, Kyo and Fox had come across Mary and Galford as they had been chasing the chopper. It had been pure luck, but neither of them complained, for they were all nervous and scared. They would need each other.
But they weren't the only ones. All the soldiers, Hylian, Human and Lylatan, stood paralysed. They all felt that strange dread. It was that pure fear that radiated from the portal, amplified a thousend times.
"Get your men out of here..." Link said to Banderas.
Banderas, after finally getting his wide opened eyes off the still brighter glowing portal, looked at the Hylian. "Are you nuts? There are thousends of men of dozens of divisions. I can't simply pull them back!"
"Then they will all die!" Link yelled, trying to outyell the now howling wind.
No one knew what to do at that time. But what was there to do? Something that was not explainable happened. The wind increased in intensity even more. Terry held on to his cap as he cursed. Zelda searched for shelter with Link, who wrapped his arms around her. "I'm so scared, Link." she yelled, for she was. She wasn't exagarating. "Me too, babe." Link softly murmered. He didn't know whether the princess had heard it, but he held her tightly. Fox held his hand above his gun as of habit. His ears were flat on his head and he looked grim. Something was coming. Something so fucking huge! The wind got the better of Mary and she was about to fall, but Terry quickly grabbed her arm and pulled her to him, holding his cap with his free hand. "Hold on!" he yelled. Mary wrapped her arms around his waist and held on tightly. Galford was the only one who stood up straight. His eyes narrowed. Evil was approaching! Big time. Kyo felt the fire raging. It hurt. The fire was nervous... And if something as powerful as an elemental was nervous, it could only mean one thing: This was going to be bad.
Suddenly, a bright light shot out from the portal, forcing the seven to cover their eyes. Mary buried her face in Terry's chest and Terry moved the flap of his cap over his eyes as he put his hand on the back of Mary's head. Zelda pressed herself even closer to Link, as if she wanted to hide inside him. Kyo and Fox dropped to the ground to cover their eyes and Galford merely turned away.
Mary had no idea how long the light had lasted, but one moment, it suddenly disappeared. She moved a little back and looked at Terry, who had been holding her all the time. She expected some annoyed comment, but it didn't come. He was staring at the portal. Mary turned around and saw it too. The shimmering of the interiour was gone. Through the portal, a landscape could be seen. A strange land. Dark and dry. But there was more. In the distance of the land, the horizon was almost black from the army that was approaching rapidly. Mary couldn't see clearly just what it all was, but for as far as the eye could see, there were moving things in the distance. And it would take only minutes for them to reach the entrance to Earth. The portal was open and the war had just begun.
The Human soldiers which had surrounded the portal all stared in complete surprise at the sky. Most of them had never seen this sight before. But general Banderas was calm under it. The telegram he had received from Washington had relieved his spirit a bit. Earth would not have to face it's worst nightmare alone. The sky almost trembled under the loud noise of engines. Huge spaceships entered the earth's atmosphere and that wasn't possible without the necessary verbal violence. The ground shook and the soldiers all stared at the armada of Lylatan ships which got redirected to a large empty field just outside of the Human camp. It was a huge sight. It seemed as though the entire Lylatan army was present. The Apache helicoters had the job to land everything safely. The Lylatan fighters which had been escorting the bigger ships landed pretty smoothly. And the pilots stepped out and got greeted by several Human soldiers who were over their surprise.
Even as the ships were landing, Human convoys kept arriving from all sides, reïnforcing the already huge amount of material and men. Armies from all over the world were sent to that one place, though nobody knew why. The fields around the threatening portal were fortified and soon, it looked like a fortress. Armies from Japan, China, America, Germany, France, Canada, Australia and Russia were there. But also the smaller military countries such as Korea, Egypt, Belgium and Greece were present.
Elia walked to the landingspot of the flagship of the armada. It was an enormous ship! the length was at least four times that of a footballfield. Fortunately, there was enough room on the field for the ship to land. Dust flew about and the men had to step back because of the turbulence of the landing-motors of the ship. When, after several minutes, the ship finally stood on the ground, a door opened and General Pepper, a dog-like Lylatan, exited the ship, flanked by two Lylatan soldiers. A crow and a lizard. Elia walked to the Lylatans and saluted the general, who returned the gesture.
"Glad to see you arrived safe and sound, general." Elia said.
"Yes, I think you can do with a little help here. It looks as if your entire planet is in motion all of the sudden." Pepper said as the two commanding officers started to walk towards the portal. The two men came in sight of the portal and stopped as general Pepper stared in utter disbelief at the huge object which imbued him with fear. "Wouldn't your planet be if you'd see such things on your soil?" Elia asked. Pepper remained speechless...
"Goddamnit, Fox, take your filthy tail and get the hell off me!" Terry yelled out loud. Fox swiftly stood up from Terry and clumsily fell backwards. When he had exited the portal, he had fallen on Terry. A thing the American did not really like.
"I'll remember not to bend over when you're around!" Terry said angry as he stood up. "Now where the hell is my cap?" Terry continued, as soon as he noticed that his faithful cap was no longer on his head anymore.
Fox noticed it lying next to him and picked it up. He stretched his arm to Terry so that he could reach it.
Terry rudely snatched the cap from Fox's hand and put it on his head. "I hope it's not infected!" he said.
In a moment of anger, Fox drew his gun and aimed it at Terry. The Human backed away, but said: "And what were you planning to do with that? Shoot me?"
"Hey, stop that!" Kyo, who just came running towards the scene, said. "Just what were you thinking to do with that, Fox?" Kyo then asked.
Fox stood up and put his gun away. "I'm sorry." he muttered.
"Hmph." Terry said as he wanted to walk away.
"Terry!" Kyo said with an angry undertone in his voice.
"Okay, okay, I'm sorry. Jeez." Terry swiftly said.
Fox took this comment as an apology and turned to Kyo. More important things were in order now. "Where's the rest, Kyo?" he asked.
Kyo just shrugged his shoulders. "Dunno. We got seperated. Thanks to Terry's loud voice, I was able to find you two, but no one else."
Fox looked around. They were in a plain-like environment, close to the edges of a forest where Kyo had just came running from. Fox didn't know how wide the area was where the seven had been teleported to, but since no one else had came running towards Terry's loud voice, he assumed they would have to search for a needle in a haystag.
"Well, if you hear bumping sounds then you've found the princess and fairy boy." Terry said at a more or less humiliating tone.
"Terry!" Fox and Kyo yelled both at the same time.
"Okay, okay. Let's just go and find the rest." Terry said, excusing himself a little.
"Right. Let's split up. We return to this point before the sun sets." Kyo suggested.
"No." Fox quickly said. "Remember what Hayabusa said? The portal is about to open. We do not have the time. We're going to search for that portal or anything which may look like some sort of entrance. I think the others will do the same. Let's go."
"Right, smartass. If you'd like to tell us which way to go." Terry said.
"Eh..." Fox started, but his voice quickly got overwhelmed by the sound of a helicopter which flew over their heads. Fox could see the cannons and more weaponry. He grinned as soon as the Apache was out of sight. "I think it's that way." he said, pointing in the direction of where the helicopter went.
Link and Zelda walked through a wood-like area. It wasn't too densely dotted with trees, it was no forest. They had stepped both at the same time through the portal, holding hands, so they hadn't gotten seperated from each other. They were both puzzling where the others were and where to go from this point.
"This is off to a good start." Link murmered after a while. "We're supposed to safe the world and all, but we're freaking lost!"
"Well, we're looking for that kind of portal Hayabusa was talking about. If it is supposed to bring in a huge army, then the portal has got to be huge as well." Zelda said, looking up in the sky.
"Very clever thinking, babe." Link commented with a grin.
"There's no need for sarcastic jokes, Link. You're starting to sound like Terry."
"Hey, hey! I'm not THAT grumpy!"
Zelda chuckled. She restored herself with a gentle clearing of her throat and a hand in front of her mouth. It had been about a year since she had left the castle now, but she was still a princess. And she acted like one. Always decent.
But what had been puzzling Link was the fact that Zelda's father hadn't really actively sent soldiers after her to get her back. Perhaps the King had found that his daughter deserved freedom. Perhaps. Link didn't know. But he did know that he would've fought hard to keep Zelda free. She shone like a pure diamant as she was free. And such a gracious bird didn't deserve to be locked up. And now she was playing a keyrole in the future of the world. Link knew she was scared. Scared as hell. But as long as he was with her, she kept herself tough. For as far as a delicate young woman as Zelda could be tough, that was.
"But where are we supposed to go now? Shall we split up?" Zelda asked him. She thought of him as a sort of leader-figure. SHE was the princess, but she was no leader. She had always wondered how she would've lead the country if she would've married a prince. But that was off track now.
Link shook his head. "No way, princess." he just said. "We have to find a trail or something to find that portal, but we're NOT splitting up!"
"Whatever you say, my prince." Zelda sighed lovingly as she grabbed his arm and put her head against it.
Link just let a soft chuckle and started to walk, Zelda still 'on' his arm. There had to be some sign of that portal! Zelda was right. That portal had to be big to spawn an entire universe-threatening army. Very big. And Hayabusa had said that they would be transported close to the site. But it was obvious that something had gone wrong, since the group had obviously been seperated. If only they would find some kind of trail to lead them...
Suddenly, figures jumped down from the trees left and right, quickly encircling the two Hylians. It went swift and, before Link or Zelda were able to react, they were surrounded by half a dozen of men. They wore camouflaged suits and helmets. And black masks wich solely revealed their eyes and the part between them. They had pointed their machine guns at the two. "No trespassing, civilians." one of the men spoke, his voice altered because of the mask. "Turn around and walk away, or we will use force."
It took Zelda some time to recover from this sudden surprise, but she said: "I'm sorry, gentlemen. I am Princess Zelda of Hyrule, I..."
One of the men lowered his weapon. "That is impossible." he said. But he hesitated. He did a step forward and looked at Zelda thoroughly. "But it's true..." he murmered. "Your Majesty, what...?" he said, stunned as he realised that it was indeed Princess Zelda who stood there, though she was presumed dead!
"I don't know what's going on, but I believe it has something to do with a portal. Am I right?" Zelda asked, politely as ever.
"That's classified information. Even if you were the princess, how did you get that?" another commando asked agressively.
Zelda looked at him before turning to him. "I just know. Take us to your commanding officer. It is a matter of great importance that we get there in time." she said with a soft, patient, melodic voice.
The soldier hesitated, but slowly nodded. He turned to another soldier, the one who had recognised Zelda, and said: "Gamma four, take the kids to General Banderas. And make it quick."
The soldier whom had been spoken to replied: "Okay, Gamma one. Follow me, your Majesty." before he swiftly moved in a direction, forcing Zelda and Link to follow him.
Zelda felt uncomfortable. This was no doubt a huge military operation. The world hadn't been sitting still when she had been away. They must had realised that something was wrong. At least the seven Chosen Ones wouldn't have to face this nemesis alone.
It didn't take Link and Zelda a lot of time to reach the army around the portal. They had to go through multiple checkpoints before they were allowed to the site where the generals Banderas and Pepper were. Link and Zelda were both amazed to see so much military power. Tanks, soldiers, mages, magic knights, spaceships... It was huge! And everyone seemed busy with something. Men and women running over the place, fixing things and solving problems. Zelda wondered just why the Chosen Ones were required. She was certain no one was able to break through those lines of Humans, Hylians and Lylatans.
She and Link reached a bunker and met up with the Human general and the Lylatan. General Banderas, who stood outside, immediatly recognised Princess Zelda and made a short bow.
"Your Majesty! You're still alive!" he said, pleasently surprised.
"Yes, but there is no time for formal stuff. Where is the portal?" Zelda quickly said.
"You haven't seen it yet, your Highness?"
Zelda briefly shook her head.
"Then follow me." Banderas said, walking away.
Link and Zelda followed him until they reached the ominous portal. They could barely believe their eyes as they saw the enormous, frightening object casting it's eerie glow across the plains, soldiers and vehicles. "What in Farore's name is that..." Link murmered in complete shock.
"The portal..." Zelda muttered. Suddenly, the portal's aura caught grip of the young sorceress. She got scared. She knew the huge armies of Hylians, Lylatans and Humans would not stand a chance against the onslaught that would emerge from that evil portal. Her body started to shiver and she grabbed Link's arm. "We cannot do this alone, Link. We can't. We need Terry and the others or we'll die!" She panicked.
Link turned to her and saw the frightened glance in her eyes. "Come on, Zelda. It's not going to open yet." he said nonchalant.
"Not yet, but shortly. A few minutes. At most!" Zelda said, nearly screaming the last part.
Link grabbed her arms and looked her in the eyes. "Are you certain!?" he nearly yelled.
Zelda nodded.
"Shit! Shit!" Link yelled. He quickly turned to Elia. "General, we need to find..."
"Hey, fairy boy, I hope the party's about to start!" Terry yelled from afar. He was accompanied by Kyo, Fox, Mary and Galford. They got stopped by soldiers, who came running from all sides to stop the five.
"Let them pass!" Zelda ordered Elia. Zelda was VERY good at giving orders. No one dared to withstand the beautiful young princess. Elia immediatly raised his hand as a signal for the soldiers to let the five pass.
"Hurry up!" Link yelled to Terry and the others, just when a strange wind was starting blow through their hair.
Zelda looked to the side and saw that the frame of the portal was beginning to glow. She let a shriek, drawing Link's attention. As soon as he noticed the dark-red glow, he felt incredibly nervous. "It has begun..." he murmered.
Terry, Kyo, Fox, Mary and Galford had seen it too and ran as fast as they could to Link and Zelda. Terry, Kyo and Fox had come across Mary and Galford as they had been chasing the chopper. It had been pure luck, but neither of them complained, for they were all nervous and scared. They would need each other.
But they weren't the only ones. All the soldiers, Hylian, Human and Lylatan, stood paralysed. They all felt that strange dread. It was that pure fear that radiated from the portal, amplified a thousend times.
"Get your men out of here..." Link said to Banderas.
Banderas, after finally getting his wide opened eyes off the still brighter glowing portal, looked at the Hylian. "Are you nuts? There are thousends of men of dozens of divisions. I can't simply pull them back!"
"Then they will all die!" Link yelled, trying to outyell the now howling wind.
No one knew what to do at that time. But what was there to do? Something that was not explainable happened. The wind increased in intensity even more. Terry held on to his cap as he cursed. Zelda searched for shelter with Link, who wrapped his arms around her. "I'm so scared, Link." she yelled, for she was. She wasn't exagarating. "Me too, babe." Link softly murmered. He didn't know whether the princess had heard it, but he held her tightly. Fox held his hand above his gun as of habit. His ears were flat on his head and he looked grim. Something was coming. Something so fucking huge! The wind got the better of Mary and she was about to fall, but Terry quickly grabbed her arm and pulled her to him, holding his cap with his free hand. "Hold on!" he yelled. Mary wrapped her arms around his waist and held on tightly. Galford was the only one who stood up straight. His eyes narrowed. Evil was approaching! Big time. Kyo felt the fire raging. It hurt. The fire was nervous... And if something as powerful as an elemental was nervous, it could only mean one thing: This was going to be bad.
Suddenly, a bright light shot out from the portal, forcing the seven to cover their eyes. Mary buried her face in Terry's chest and Terry moved the flap of his cap over his eyes as he put his hand on the back of Mary's head. Zelda pressed herself even closer to Link, as if she wanted to hide inside him. Kyo and Fox dropped to the ground to cover their eyes and Galford merely turned away.
Mary had no idea how long the light had lasted, but one moment, it suddenly disappeared. She moved a little back and looked at Terry, who had been holding her all the time. She expected some annoyed comment, but it didn't come. He was staring at the portal. Mary turned around and saw it too. The shimmering of the interiour was gone. Through the portal, a landscape could be seen. A strange land. Dark and dry. But there was more. In the distance of the land, the horizon was almost black from the army that was approaching rapidly. Mary couldn't see clearly just what it all was, but for as far as the eye could see, there were moving things in the distance. And it would take only minutes for them to reach the entrance to Earth. The portal was open and the war had just begun.