A/N: Sorry for the lateness of this chapter! I.kinda forgot about it ^^;;
Forgive me! Without further ado and grovellings, here it the long awaited
7th Chapter
"I suppose we had better go to that Kakariko place eh Gourry?" Lina said
"What?" Gourry looked at her "What's a Kramakraimo?"
"I thought as much. C'mon." Lina turned into her human self and led him across a bridge over a stream and up some stairs to where Naga had said to go. They entered the small town and talked to the first person they saw who happened to be a guard.
"Hi. Is this Kakariko Village?" Lina asked
"Ding dong, ding dong! I'm a clock soldier of Kakariko! The current time is: 07:17." the guard said
"Um...I guess that answers our question." Lina said, taken aback by this guards apparent lack of sanity.
"Hello there boys." the guard continued
"BOYS?!" Lina yelled "I am not a boy! I am the great Lina the fairy Inverse!"
"Oh are you. Well Zelda's attendant, the great Naga the White Sheikah told us all about you and how you are merely her rival and your looks and power is nothing compared to hers."
"She WHAT?! I'll kill her! I will! Gourry! We are going right back into that castle and I'm giving that Naga a piece of my mind!" Lina raged
"But Lina, don't we have to do that stuff that princess girl told us to do first?" Gourry asked as Lina calmed down.
"I guess you're right. We are trying to save this retched land after all. I suppose I'll let it go for now...but next time we meet! MWAHAHAHAHA!" Lina cackled
"So where do we go from here?" Gourry asked hastily. His partner was beginning to laugh like that other scary lady.
"Climb up the stairs at the north end of the village to find the trail that leads up Death Mountain. But you need the King's permission to actually go up the mountain." the guard said
"Thank you!" Gourry said as he urged Lina away from this man before she remembered what he had said about her.
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Underneath a tree in front of them a man stood. Not a particularly good looking man. Quite ugly actually.
"I am the boss of the carpenters that Naga hired to improve this village and make it into a true city and shrine to her!"
"A shrine...to...Naga?" Lina shuddered at the thought while the guy continued
"But young men these days have no ambition...Do you know what I mean kids? My workers are just running aimlessly around the village and they're not making any progress at all...Even my own son doesn't have a job, and he just wanders around all day! They're all worthless I tell you!" he finished as Gourry and Lina looked around. There did seem to be a lot of guys just running around. Gourry personally thought that they looked rather aimful but that was just his opinion.
"So...how do we get to Death Mountain?" Lina asked the guy
"They're all worthless I tell you!" he yelled again
"Whatever. There seems to be an exit at the end of the village. That might be the way to Death Mountain, come on Gourry. Let's go." Lina said and went in that direction.
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They went through and came out into what appeared to be a graveyard. There was a small hut in the front left corner and in amongst the gravestones was a little blue haired, blue eyed kid. Right in front of them was a sign. It read: Heart-Pounding Gravedigging Tour! From 18:00 to 21:00 Hyrule Time.
"Oh a graveyard. Fun fun." Lina said sarcastically. "Well it doesn't seem like you can get to Death Mountain from here. C'mon Gourry, let's go another way." they had started walking out when Lina felt a tug on her finger. She had attached a piece of string from her finger to her purse in case of any pick-pockets. Lucky she had. For her that is, not for the unfortunate blue haired child.
"WHAT DO YOU THINK YOU'RE DOING?!" she yelled at him. He gulped.
"I...I just wanted some money to go on the "Heart Pounding Gravedigging Tour" described on the sign! Since I didn't have enough money to do that I was just imitating Jillas the gravekeeper all day, but then you came...and I saw your money...and I really wanted to go on the Gravedigging Tour! I thought that if you caught me I could scare you away, but with my cute face, I'm not very heart-pounding at all am I?" he blinked cutely. Lina's eye twitched.
"What's your name?" she asked
"Phibrizo, sir."
"MISS, NOT SIR!!!"
"Yes, miss, sorry miss, slip of the tongue miss."
"Well Phibby I might just let you off of the hook if you can tell me how to get to Death Mountain." Lina said. Phibrizo scowled at being called 'Phibby' but continued being cute a second later.
"That's easy miss! You just go back to Kakariko, to the right, then up the hill."
"Thanks kid, see ya round." Lina said as she and Gourry started to walk away.
"Wait!" Phibrizo called after them.
"What now?!" Lina said, turning around angrily. "If you want me to pay for your Tour you can count it right out! You're lucky I'm letting you live!"
"Oh no miss. I just wanted to show you I'm truly sorry." he smiled slightly evilly. "There's this place around here that's said to have a secret treasure. I thought you might like to see it." Lina stopped in her tracks.
"Treasure eh? Gourry, we are going to check this out."
"But Lina, I thought we had to do that quest thing as fast as possible."
"Yeah well treasure is more important than any dumb quest. Lead on Phibby!" Lina said. Phibby gritted his teeth but pushed the nickname aside and led them to the end of the graveyard. As soon as they approached the large headstone is suddenly started to rain. Lina sweatdropped. "That can't be a good omen. Well, where's this secret treasure Phibs?" Phibrizzo clenched and un-clenched his fists but let it pass again.
"It's under this grave miss. This the Royal Families Tomb!"
"Royal Family eh? They must have a ton of treasure under here! Come on Gourry, what are you waiting for, start digging!" Lina said, handing him a shovel.
"But Lina, wouldn't that be grave looting? And isn't that disrespectful?"
"Less yapping, more digging!"
"Hey, what's this triangle thing on the ground?" Gourry said, pointing to the Triforce symbol drawn on the ground.
"That, sir, is the crest of the Royal Family of Hyrule." Phibrizo said.
"Hey Gourry, do you think if you played that song Naga the White Dummy-Head taught you anything would happen?"
"What song?"
"Amelia's Lullaby, Jellyfish brain!"
"Oh, that's song. How does it go again?" Gourry asked. Lina facefaulted.
"You idiot! Just play the song!"
"If you say so." Gourry said and got out his Ocarina and, much to Lina's amazement, played the song correctly. Suddenly a huge storm started up and lighting hit the gravestone. It exploded and a large hole was left in the ground.
"Woo! Easy access! C'mon Gourry, let's go!"
"I have a bad feeling about this..." Gourry said as they jumped into the hole. Phibrizo smirked.
"Now I've got them. Down there they'll pay for those 'Phibby' comments! Mwahahahahaha! Oh look, a butterfly! he said and skipped after it.
"I suppose we had better go to that Kakariko place eh Gourry?" Lina said
"What?" Gourry looked at her "What's a Kramakraimo?"
"I thought as much. C'mon." Lina turned into her human self and led him across a bridge over a stream and up some stairs to where Naga had said to go. They entered the small town and talked to the first person they saw who happened to be a guard.
"Hi. Is this Kakariko Village?" Lina asked
"Ding dong, ding dong! I'm a clock soldier of Kakariko! The current time is: 07:17." the guard said
"Um...I guess that answers our question." Lina said, taken aback by this guards apparent lack of sanity.
"Hello there boys." the guard continued
"BOYS?!" Lina yelled "I am not a boy! I am the great Lina the fairy Inverse!"
"Oh are you. Well Zelda's attendant, the great Naga the White Sheikah told us all about you and how you are merely her rival and your looks and power is nothing compared to hers."
"She WHAT?! I'll kill her! I will! Gourry! We are going right back into that castle and I'm giving that Naga a piece of my mind!" Lina raged
"But Lina, don't we have to do that stuff that princess girl told us to do first?" Gourry asked as Lina calmed down.
"I guess you're right. We are trying to save this retched land after all. I suppose I'll let it go for now...but next time we meet! MWAHAHAHAHA!" Lina cackled
"So where do we go from here?" Gourry asked hastily. His partner was beginning to laugh like that other scary lady.
"Climb up the stairs at the north end of the village to find the trail that leads up Death Mountain. But you need the King's permission to actually go up the mountain." the guard said
"Thank you!" Gourry said as he urged Lina away from this man before she remembered what he had said about her.
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Underneath a tree in front of them a man stood. Not a particularly good looking man. Quite ugly actually.
"I am the boss of the carpenters that Naga hired to improve this village and make it into a true city and shrine to her!"
"A shrine...to...Naga?" Lina shuddered at the thought while the guy continued
"But young men these days have no ambition...Do you know what I mean kids? My workers are just running aimlessly around the village and they're not making any progress at all...Even my own son doesn't have a job, and he just wanders around all day! They're all worthless I tell you!" he finished as Gourry and Lina looked around. There did seem to be a lot of guys just running around. Gourry personally thought that they looked rather aimful but that was just his opinion.
"So...how do we get to Death Mountain?" Lina asked the guy
"They're all worthless I tell you!" he yelled again
"Whatever. There seems to be an exit at the end of the village. That might be the way to Death Mountain, come on Gourry. Let's go." Lina said and went in that direction.
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They went through and came out into what appeared to be a graveyard. There was a small hut in the front left corner and in amongst the gravestones was a little blue haired, blue eyed kid. Right in front of them was a sign. It read: Heart-Pounding Gravedigging Tour! From 18:00 to 21:00 Hyrule Time.
"Oh a graveyard. Fun fun." Lina said sarcastically. "Well it doesn't seem like you can get to Death Mountain from here. C'mon Gourry, let's go another way." they had started walking out when Lina felt a tug on her finger. She had attached a piece of string from her finger to her purse in case of any pick-pockets. Lucky she had. For her that is, not for the unfortunate blue haired child.
"WHAT DO YOU THINK YOU'RE DOING?!" she yelled at him. He gulped.
"I...I just wanted some money to go on the "Heart Pounding Gravedigging Tour" described on the sign! Since I didn't have enough money to do that I was just imitating Jillas the gravekeeper all day, but then you came...and I saw your money...and I really wanted to go on the Gravedigging Tour! I thought that if you caught me I could scare you away, but with my cute face, I'm not very heart-pounding at all am I?" he blinked cutely. Lina's eye twitched.
"What's your name?" she asked
"Phibrizo, sir."
"MISS, NOT SIR!!!"
"Yes, miss, sorry miss, slip of the tongue miss."
"Well Phibby I might just let you off of the hook if you can tell me how to get to Death Mountain." Lina said. Phibrizo scowled at being called 'Phibby' but continued being cute a second later.
"That's easy miss! You just go back to Kakariko, to the right, then up the hill."
"Thanks kid, see ya round." Lina said as she and Gourry started to walk away.
"Wait!" Phibrizo called after them.
"What now?!" Lina said, turning around angrily. "If you want me to pay for your Tour you can count it right out! You're lucky I'm letting you live!"
"Oh no miss. I just wanted to show you I'm truly sorry." he smiled slightly evilly. "There's this place around here that's said to have a secret treasure. I thought you might like to see it." Lina stopped in her tracks.
"Treasure eh? Gourry, we are going to check this out."
"But Lina, I thought we had to do that quest thing as fast as possible."
"Yeah well treasure is more important than any dumb quest. Lead on Phibby!" Lina said. Phibby gritted his teeth but pushed the nickname aside and led them to the end of the graveyard. As soon as they approached the large headstone is suddenly started to rain. Lina sweatdropped. "That can't be a good omen. Well, where's this secret treasure Phibs?" Phibrizzo clenched and un-clenched his fists but let it pass again.
"It's under this grave miss. This the Royal Families Tomb!"
"Royal Family eh? They must have a ton of treasure under here! Come on Gourry, what are you waiting for, start digging!" Lina said, handing him a shovel.
"But Lina, wouldn't that be grave looting? And isn't that disrespectful?"
"Less yapping, more digging!"
"Hey, what's this triangle thing on the ground?" Gourry said, pointing to the Triforce symbol drawn on the ground.
"That, sir, is the crest of the Royal Family of Hyrule." Phibrizo said.
"Hey Gourry, do you think if you played that song Naga the White Dummy-Head taught you anything would happen?"
"What song?"
"Amelia's Lullaby, Jellyfish brain!"
"Oh, that's song. How does it go again?" Gourry asked. Lina facefaulted.
"You idiot! Just play the song!"
"If you say so." Gourry said and got out his Ocarina and, much to Lina's amazement, played the song correctly. Suddenly a huge storm started up and lighting hit the gravestone. It exploded and a large hole was left in the ground.
"Woo! Easy access! C'mon Gourry, let's go!"
"I have a bad feeling about this..." Gourry said as they jumped into the hole. Phibrizo smirked.
"Now I've got them. Down there they'll pay for those 'Phibby' comments! Mwahahahahaha! Oh look, a butterfly! he said and skipped after it.