Well, it turns out there is another chapter after this one. Sorry for
getting your hopes up folks. Yes, unfortunately, this story isn't over
yet.
I would have posted this sooner, but ff.net was down for a while and I was unhappy.
Laters!
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Everything seemed very hazy for Link. He felt like he was having double vision, but usually when you have double vision you see the same thing twice. Link could see two different things. From one point of view he could see metal bars, and a man dressed in red with white trim standing beyond them. From the other view, he saw green vines, and a figure shrouded in darkness. Then the images faded, and Link was released into blissful oblivion.
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Link was only slightly conscious. He was aware of people around him talking, but he couldn't comprehend what the words meant.
"We don't know who he is, Wendy. He may be dangerous." A male voice.
"Oh come on!" This voice was pleasant and female. "He knows Rhone and Nori. Maybe he knows what happened to them. And considering the state he was in when we rescued him, I don't think he's going to be a problem."
"He's suicidal!"
"And you're not?"
"That's not the point-"
"I don't care. He is going with us and that's the end of it."
"Stupid love-struck female.Yeow!!" there was the sudden sound of thunder, right in the room, that made Link start.
"Serves you right for calling me stupid!" the female voice yelled, and Link could hear two sets of footsteps running out of the room, thunder rumbling every few minutes.
"Linky winky! Wakey wakey!" Came Fayt's horribly annoying chiming voice.
"Mmph." Link muttered to the fairy and pulled the blankets over his head.
"Li-ink, I know you're awa-ake." Fayt said, bouncing on the coverlet.
Why couldn't they have let me die? He thought to himself as he burrowed deeper into his blankets. "You're a moron. Go away."
"I'm not a moron I'm actually quite intelligent for my race is that race or species I can't remember oh well I suppose it doesn't really matter anyway now does it?" Fayt said.
"Leave. Me. Alone. You. Annoying. Little. Bug." Link said, turning over so that he no longer faced the fairy. After a few minutes of silence, he turned back onto his back. "Fayt?" he asked. "Fayt?" he said, sitting up and looking around the room. It was the first time he had looked at the room and he could see that it was comfortably furnished. His pack was on a table nearby, but his weapons were not visible anywhere. They probably hid them, he thought, narrowing his eyes slightly. In a window seat in the corner Fayt floated forlornly, her color fading in and out slowly. Link knew from vast experience that Fayt was crying. If I had a rupee for every time I made Navi cry.I'd be a rich man by now.
Link sighed and got up slowly, wincing as a few of the injuries pulled away. As he stood he glanced down and saw that he was dressed only in his under shirt and leggings. He pondered that fact for a moment, and then shook his head, and walked to the window seat. He sat down slowly, wincing when something especially hurt.
"Fayt," he said with a sigh. "I-I'm sorry for calling you a bug. I know that is a very bad word to call a fairy and I won't call you that ever again."
The fairy sniffed audibly, then flew into his face. "Promise?" she asked, he voice still a little thick.
"I promise." Link said. Fayt chimed loudly and tried to fly into his hat, but since he wasn't wearing it, she opted for his hair. This made Link briefly nostalgic over Navi, who he had left behind. Link thought for a moment, then looked up into his bangs. "Hey Fayt, could you summon healing fairies? Navi was sometimes able to do it but."
"Oh yeah, I can do that real easy, want me to?" the fairy said, flying out of his hair to bounce slowly up and down in front of him.
"Yeah, but make sure they're not adverse to being put in bottles, I don't want a fiasco." Link said with a smile.
"How many, Linky boy?" Fayt asked.
"Two."
"All righty then!" Fayt said. She flew in tight circles around a certain spot, trailing sparkles until she made a globe of fairy sparkles. Then she chimed once, and out of the ball flew two small pink fairies, then the sparkles fell to the ground making sounds like tiny pieces of crystal. Link put out one hand and touched one of the fairies. It swirled around him, healing his injuries, then disappearing. Then he walked over to his pack, pulled out a bottle, and caught the other fairy. Who knows? He thought, as he got back into the bed. An extra one might come in handy.
He lay back and stared at the rafters. Now that he wasn't otherwise occupied, he could feel his emotions like a dull ache inside him. He knew Fayt had been distracting him, but now she couldn't distract him any longer. He thought of Zelda, and Navi. And Malon, and Darunia, and that guy he had raced a few times, and a lump formed in his throat. He curled up into his covers, and quietly cried himself to sleep.
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Fayt waited until he was asleep, then she flew out of the room and into the common room of the inn. Sitting in the common room was Wendy, Jani, Aezimon, and Meli. Tirna was off playing games with the young tavern girl. Jani's hair was standing on end, and every once in a while he would glare at Wendy.
"I would say I don't trust him, except he's so depressed, I don't see how he could be a threat.or any help for that matter." Aezimon said, glancing at the door Fayt had just flown out of.
"He is slightly suicidal but he would never commit suicide because it's not an honorable death and Link is all about honor." said Fayt. "He's kinda creepy that way." She added as an afterthought.
"But that means in battle he's a liability." Jani pointed out, trying to flatten his hair. "He won't fight because he's too focused on dying."
"Oh he'll fight if there's someone to save or if it isn't honorable to not fight cause he's a descendant of a line of ancient knights who protected this place called Hyrule. I've never been there but the other fairies say it's nice." Fayt said.
It took a moment for the adventurers to comprehend what the fairy had said. "Well, that's good enough for me." Meli said, then walked over to the bar and ordered a gatorade.(It's an inside-joke that you can only understand if you have read the Dungeon Masters by RonethDragon Tiamat.)
"I'm still opposed to him joining." Jani said, crossing his arms and slouching heavily.
"That's only because you didn't appreciate those little lightening bolts that paid you a visit earlier." Wendy said, her eyes dancing merrily.
"Damn straight." Jani said, scowling at her.
"So Link's going with us?" Aezimon asked.
"Yes, I suppose so." Jani said, and put his head down on the table. Wendy reached out with a small bolt of lightning on her fingers. He reached up quickly and grabbed her arm. "Don't." he said, without looking at her
"But...." Jani's grip tightened. "All right, all right, sheesh." Wendy said pulling her arm back and folding her arms petulantly.
Fayt snickered.
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Uh, yeah.
Um...Review?
I would have posted this sooner, but ff.net was down for a while and I was unhappy.
Laters!
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Everything seemed very hazy for Link. He felt like he was having double vision, but usually when you have double vision you see the same thing twice. Link could see two different things. From one point of view he could see metal bars, and a man dressed in red with white trim standing beyond them. From the other view, he saw green vines, and a figure shrouded in darkness. Then the images faded, and Link was released into blissful oblivion.
* * * * * * * *
Link was only slightly conscious. He was aware of people around him talking, but he couldn't comprehend what the words meant.
"We don't know who he is, Wendy. He may be dangerous." A male voice.
"Oh come on!" This voice was pleasant and female. "He knows Rhone and Nori. Maybe he knows what happened to them. And considering the state he was in when we rescued him, I don't think he's going to be a problem."
"He's suicidal!"
"And you're not?"
"That's not the point-"
"I don't care. He is going with us and that's the end of it."
"Stupid love-struck female.Yeow!!" there was the sudden sound of thunder, right in the room, that made Link start.
"Serves you right for calling me stupid!" the female voice yelled, and Link could hear two sets of footsteps running out of the room, thunder rumbling every few minutes.
"Linky winky! Wakey wakey!" Came Fayt's horribly annoying chiming voice.
"Mmph." Link muttered to the fairy and pulled the blankets over his head.
"Li-ink, I know you're awa-ake." Fayt said, bouncing on the coverlet.
Why couldn't they have let me die? He thought to himself as he burrowed deeper into his blankets. "You're a moron. Go away."
"I'm not a moron I'm actually quite intelligent for my race is that race or species I can't remember oh well I suppose it doesn't really matter anyway now does it?" Fayt said.
"Leave. Me. Alone. You. Annoying. Little. Bug." Link said, turning over so that he no longer faced the fairy. After a few minutes of silence, he turned back onto his back. "Fayt?" he asked. "Fayt?" he said, sitting up and looking around the room. It was the first time he had looked at the room and he could see that it was comfortably furnished. His pack was on a table nearby, but his weapons were not visible anywhere. They probably hid them, he thought, narrowing his eyes slightly. In a window seat in the corner Fayt floated forlornly, her color fading in and out slowly. Link knew from vast experience that Fayt was crying. If I had a rupee for every time I made Navi cry.I'd be a rich man by now.
Link sighed and got up slowly, wincing as a few of the injuries pulled away. As he stood he glanced down and saw that he was dressed only in his under shirt and leggings. He pondered that fact for a moment, and then shook his head, and walked to the window seat. He sat down slowly, wincing when something especially hurt.
"Fayt," he said with a sigh. "I-I'm sorry for calling you a bug. I know that is a very bad word to call a fairy and I won't call you that ever again."
The fairy sniffed audibly, then flew into his face. "Promise?" she asked, he voice still a little thick.
"I promise." Link said. Fayt chimed loudly and tried to fly into his hat, but since he wasn't wearing it, she opted for his hair. This made Link briefly nostalgic over Navi, who he had left behind. Link thought for a moment, then looked up into his bangs. "Hey Fayt, could you summon healing fairies? Navi was sometimes able to do it but."
"Oh yeah, I can do that real easy, want me to?" the fairy said, flying out of his hair to bounce slowly up and down in front of him.
"Yeah, but make sure they're not adverse to being put in bottles, I don't want a fiasco." Link said with a smile.
"How many, Linky boy?" Fayt asked.
"Two."
"All righty then!" Fayt said. She flew in tight circles around a certain spot, trailing sparkles until she made a globe of fairy sparkles. Then she chimed once, and out of the ball flew two small pink fairies, then the sparkles fell to the ground making sounds like tiny pieces of crystal. Link put out one hand and touched one of the fairies. It swirled around him, healing his injuries, then disappearing. Then he walked over to his pack, pulled out a bottle, and caught the other fairy. Who knows? He thought, as he got back into the bed. An extra one might come in handy.
He lay back and stared at the rafters. Now that he wasn't otherwise occupied, he could feel his emotions like a dull ache inside him. He knew Fayt had been distracting him, but now she couldn't distract him any longer. He thought of Zelda, and Navi. And Malon, and Darunia, and that guy he had raced a few times, and a lump formed in his throat. He curled up into his covers, and quietly cried himself to sleep.
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Fayt waited until he was asleep, then she flew out of the room and into the common room of the inn. Sitting in the common room was Wendy, Jani, Aezimon, and Meli. Tirna was off playing games with the young tavern girl. Jani's hair was standing on end, and every once in a while he would glare at Wendy.
"I would say I don't trust him, except he's so depressed, I don't see how he could be a threat.or any help for that matter." Aezimon said, glancing at the door Fayt had just flown out of.
"He is slightly suicidal but he would never commit suicide because it's not an honorable death and Link is all about honor." said Fayt. "He's kinda creepy that way." She added as an afterthought.
"But that means in battle he's a liability." Jani pointed out, trying to flatten his hair. "He won't fight because he's too focused on dying."
"Oh he'll fight if there's someone to save or if it isn't honorable to not fight cause he's a descendant of a line of ancient knights who protected this place called Hyrule. I've never been there but the other fairies say it's nice." Fayt said.
It took a moment for the adventurers to comprehend what the fairy had said. "Well, that's good enough for me." Meli said, then walked over to the bar and ordered a gatorade.(It's an inside-joke that you can only understand if you have read the Dungeon Masters by RonethDragon Tiamat.)
"I'm still opposed to him joining." Jani said, crossing his arms and slouching heavily.
"That's only because you didn't appreciate those little lightening bolts that paid you a visit earlier." Wendy said, her eyes dancing merrily.
"Damn straight." Jani said, scowling at her.
"So Link's going with us?" Aezimon asked.
"Yes, I suppose so." Jani said, and put his head down on the table. Wendy reached out with a small bolt of lightning on her fingers. He reached up quickly and grabbed her arm. "Don't." he said, without looking at her
"But...." Jani's grip tightened. "All right, all right, sheesh." Wendy said pulling her arm back and folding her arms petulantly.
Fayt snickered.
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Uh, yeah.
Um...Review?