Disclaimer: I, blah, don't, blah, own, blah, Yu-Gi-Oh! Blah! Or, blah,
Zelda, blah.
Doomo arigatou gozaimasu. - Thank you very much.
Ja ne! - See ya!
Ano... - Um...
Kuso - Damn; Damnit.
Yeah, so like the pathetic little monkey I am I'm sitting here and writing more and more for two mediocre reviews... *Sighs* Oh well, I do appreciate those of you who were considerate enough to leave me a nice word or two. It makes me feel all special inside!
And just cause I wanna bore ya, here's a funny quote from a very funny and sugoi author and web miko about why she likes Haku. (Spirited Away.)
"When faced with a traumatized girl, he doesn't tell her not to cry: he feeds her. Brilliant."
And I KNOW that Pegasus probably wasn't the best choice for the part of Ganondorf. Malik actually would have been better, buuuut... I dun wanna kill Malik! He's too hot to kill! ^.^;; Plus, Link was more than likely scared out of his mind when facing off Ganondorf. You can't blame him, either. So I thought to myself, which two Yu-Gi-Oh characters would be good when put into that situation? And, of course, Mokuba and Pegasus immediately came to mind. "So," You ask, "Why didn't you just leave Mokuba a boy?" ...Well, I honestly can't give you a good answer to that one. I dunno, I guess I thought it would be funnier if he were a girl. All the hilarious girly situations I could put him in and the whatnot. Eh, I really dunno.
Last but certainly not least, THANK YOU CHERYL!! ^_^ That having been said, onto chapter 3!
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Mokube raised a hand to her eyes to shield them from the sudden bright sunlight on the outside of the dark tunnel.
"This," Yuvi started, "Is Hyrule Field. If we start heading North from where we are, I'd say we can make it to the castle town before nightfall if we're lucky. So let's hurry!" She said and began flying off.
"Wait up!" Mokube cried as she ran after the quick little faerie, "What's the rush? ...Or maybe, considering how weird things have gotten, the question is: What comes out after dark that I should be scared of enough to run for sanctuary at the castle town?" Mokube said with a raised eyebrow, still running along with Yuvi.
"Very observant of you, Mokube. Yes, there are creatures that come out after dark in this field. They're pushovers, but there are many of them. You and I alone couldn't possibly take on an army of them, especially with them being as hungry as they more than likely are. Why, I bet that even now they hear us running along this path and are getting hungrier and hungrier with every step we take. They'll wait until dark to attack, though. They can't stand the light." Yuvi explained, quickening up the pace.
"And it's way past midday now. It'll take us an hour or two get there at this pace, and it's an hour or two until sunset." Mokube responded, running even faster to keep up with Yuvi.
"Yes, and if my assumption is correct, the Hyrulians don't want those creatures getting in either. They'll probably lock up the castle gate, trapping the monsters, not to mention us, outside. I don't mean to frighten you, Mokube, but with the options of starving another night or feasting on a juicy, young virgin, the answer is pretty obvious what those creatures will do."
"Oh? And what makes you think they wouldn't enjoy a faerie appetizer to go with their 'juicy, young virgin'...?" Mokube replied, glaring playfully at Yuvi.
"Because I will have flown away long before they had a chance to munch on me!" Yuvi laughed.
"Well, I guess that just this once, I can run for my life instead of being reckless and standing and fighting!" Mokube said with a sweatdrop and continued running.
"Ha ha, good idea!" Yuvi replied.
After a few rests they were finally almost there at Hyrule castle town. However, the sky was getting dark and the guards at the castle drawbridge were already gathering to raise the drawbridge to ensure the townsfolk's safety.
Mokube ran faster, shouting to the guards, "Hey! Wait up! I'm over here! Pretty, young virgin who doesn't like the idea of being munched on! Hold it!" But her calls went unheard by the guards, whose only concerns were for the maidens inside the castle walls.
The drawbridge was raised and the sky went dark. Mokube stopped at the moat, completely out of breath.
But she practically stopped breathing altogether as she heard the uplifting of dirt and the low pitched growl behind her.
Out of a strange mix of curiosity and fear, Mokube turned around and gasped as she saw the creature Yuvi had been talking about. It was as big as her, for one, and for two it had dark red lights that came from it's eye sockets that served as eyeballs.
For three, it was a freaking skeleton.
Not letting panic take over, Mokube unsheathed her sword and swung at the monster, cutting off it's head... Er... Skull.
"Are you jerks listening?! Help a girl out, will ya?!" Mokube yelled as yet another skeleton monster rose from the ground.
Inside of the castle walls, a young guard heard Mokube's cries for help. He had just been hired by the king himself as the new gatekeeper, even thought he was still pretty young. He was thirteen years old, with brown eyes and brown hair, with a tuff of lavender around the bangs.
Â'Well... I'm not supposed to do this, but-!' He thought, 'Oh, what the hell! I can't just sit back and let a maiden die!' He said, climbing up to the top of the walls, grabbing a rope as he went.
"Hang on! I'm coming!" He yelled and lowered the rope to Mokube, "Grab on and I'll pull you up!" He instructed, and Mokube quickly did as she was told.
About ten seconds later, Mokube was safely on the other side of the drawbridge breathing heavily along with her savoir.
"...Thanks." Mokube finally said one she had enough oxygen to do so.
"No problem." The stranger replied, "So... What's your name?"
"My name is Mokube. You?"
"My name's Ryuzaki. What were you doing out there in the field anyway?"
"Well, I was trying to make it here before nightfall."
"Oh... Do you have family here that you're staying with?"
"No, I'm an orphan. I didn't even think about where I was going to be staying once I got here..."
"Oh. Well, I guess you can stay at my house for the night, if you want?"
"That'd be great, thanks!" Mokube exclaimed, smiling.
"Okay then. I'm on graveyard duty though, so once I show you your way there I have to get back to work, I hope you don't mind staying there alone."
"No problem!" And with that, Ryuzaki took Mokube by the hand and lead her to his house, Yuvi hiding in Mokube's pouch the entire time.
Ryuzaki unlocked the door and held it open for Mokube. It was a small house, if that. It consisted of two rooms. The first had a bed, a table, two chairs, a cupboard and a small fireplace. The second room Mokube couldn't see into because the door was closed, but she could only assume it was the bathroom.
"You can go ahead and use my bed, I won't need it. I'll be back by sunrise, okay?" Ryuzaki said and Mokube gave a nod.
"Ryuzaki?" She asked as he was about to go back to work.
"Yes?"
"Doomo arigatou gozaimasu, Ryuzaki-san." She smiled.
"Your welcome, Mokube-san. Goodnight!" He replied and rushed off back to the drawbridge before anyone knew he was missing.
Once he was gone, Yuvi flew out of Mokube's pocket.
"You better get to bed now, Mokube. You have a big day tomorrow. After all, we don't want you looking like a zombie when you go to meet the princess!" Yuvi laughed. Mokube hopped onto the bed, taking off her shoes and laying them beside the mattress as well as her sword, shield and other weapons.
"Goodnight, Yuvi!" Mokube called and pulled the blankets over her.
"Goodnight, Mokube." Yuvi replied and curled up in a ball on the pillow.
The next morning Mokube woke up the sound of sausages sizzling a pan and the delicious smell that went with it. Her eyes fluttered open as she yawned, looking around the room for the source of the sounds and smells. What she found was Ryuzaki by the fireplace, holding a pan over it with protective cooking gloves on to keep him from burning himself. Mokube got up and swung her feet over the edge of the bed, then put on her shoes and walked over to Ryuzaki.
"Thanks for letting me stay the night, as soon as I'm done making the bed I'll go ahead and be on my way." Mokube said and went over to do just that.
Ryuzaki snorted, "Come now, Mokube. You know as well as I do that I'm not making this much food for just myself, stop playing the modest house guest and sit down at the table. I'm almost done with these links." (Gawd, that's the most horrible pun I've EVER made... v.v;;)
Mokube grinned sheepishly and rubbed the back of her head, "Well, in that case, I suppose a bit of food before heading out wouldn't hurt, either!"
Ryuzaki smiled, "I made some extra food for your faerie friend too."
Mokube's grin was replaced by a look of shock, "How did you know-?"
Ryuzaki chuckled lightly and pointed to his bed, where Yuvi was still snoring peacefully on his pillow. Mokube sweatdropped.
"If you'll please wake her up, we can all sit down for breakfast."
"Heh, heh... Right..." Mokube replied and tiptoed melodramatically over to Yuvi's side and leaned in close to her tiny faerie ear and screamed, "OH MY GODDESS!! IT'S A GIANT FAERIE EATING CENTIPEDE!!!"
Yuvi's eyes shot open and flew up defensively, flying right into Mokube's forehead.
"OW!" They both yelled in unison and Ryuzaki laughed lightly, covering his mouth trying not to look impolite.
"Would it be incredibly rude of me to ask you two to tell me your story over tea?"
Mokube smiled and winked, "I don't mind telling you, go ahead and pour the tea, my friend!" Ryuzaki smiled and brought out three cups, setting them on the table and filling them with hot tea.
"Well, to tell you the truth, it all happened just yesterday morning..."
"And so now your going off to see Princess Zoey?" Ryuzaki asked as Mokube finished her tale as well as her tea.
"Yup. Me and Yuvi, off to see the princess."
"It must be stressful for you, just yesterday you were awoken from your bed by a faerie and only four or five hours later you learn that your lord is dead and you must leave your home into a strange new land on a quest that you know little to nothing about."
"Eh, I try looking at the bright side of things." Mokube replied.
"Which would be?" Ryuzaki asked with a raised eyebrow.
"I'll tell you when I find out." Was Mokube's response.
"Mokube, I do think we ought to be going now." Yuvi said, having not touched her tea for fear of falling in and drowning in it.
" I hope I don't sound like a downer, but getting to the princess won't be easy either. Surely it'll be easier than defeating a giant spider, but difficult none the less. The entire castle is guarded by trained, armed men." Ryuzaki informed her.
"Psh, big deal. I'm getting to this princess, even if it kills me!" Mokube said with a grin and overdramatic victory pose with a 'V' for victory sign held high in the air.
"Well, you seem determined, I just hope that's enough." Ryuzaki remarked.
"It will be more than enough." Said Yuvi.
"Well then," Mokube started as she slipped on her sword, shield and other weapons, "Let's go see the princess!" She exclaimed, giving Ryuzaki a hug.
"Thank you again. Feel free to ask anything of me anytime, I do owe you after all." Mokube said and let go of the blushing young boy.
"Iie, you owe me nothing... But stop by anytime you feel like it, I'd like to hear more of you adventures. We can discuss them over tea or coffee, perhaps...?" He asked and Mokube giggled lightly.
"Hinting at the obvious, eh, Ryuzaki? Yes, of course, we're friends! And I'll stop by when I have the time and fill you in on everything!" Mokube replied, hugging him quickly once more and opening the door.
"Ja ne, Mokube!" Ryuzaki called as Mokube walked out and made her way down the street, turning around for a minute to wave and let Yuvi catch up with her.
"Ja ne, Ryuzaki!" Mokube called back and ran out into the town square.
"Wow..." Mokube gasped, looking around at her surroundings. She hadn't got a good view of the place the first time around when Ryuzaki was leading her to his house, mainly because it was dark and she was only there for a minute before heading into the alley towards his house. But the town square really was a sight. Lots of merchants and children running about, as well as the grown ups who were bartering with the said merchants.
Mokube stared at the adults. She'd never seen so many in her whole life! Everyone in the Kokiri Forest was a child. The oldest Kokiri, which happened to be Wido, was no older looking than Ryuzaki himself. Of course, in reality Wido was one thousand three hundred and forty six years old, give or take a year. Once, when she was just six years old, a lost, young man found his way to the forest. He couldn't have been any older than eighteen to twenty years old. He was in such a state of panic, he didn't even notice the hungry demon until it had already pounced on him...
'I remember it very clearly... Seto and I were playing that day, heading out to our usual spot in the Lost Woods when we came across his body. I shiver just thinking about it. His back was torn open, all of his insides devoured. His face had a few splatters of blood on it, but other than that it was untouched. I can still remember the look on his face... One of pure terror, that look was so strong it remained on his face even as he died. In normal circumstances, when the body dies the muscles relax and his face should have been at least a bit softer than it was. But the pain the boy went through in death must have been so horrible that his muscles couldn't relax. But of course, I can imagine that being paralyzed so that you can't move but still feel pain, then having your internal organs consumed by a terrible demon... Well... I can imagine it didn't feel all that enjoyable.' Mokube mused to herself, shaking the unpleasant image out of her head and began walking towards the castle. (See? KK's got some brains! ...Somewhere up there...)
But before she even got to the uphill pathway heading towards the castle, she noticed a girl singing by the fountain in the middle of the town square. She had long, shoulder-length, brunette hair and blue eyes. She was wearing a white dress with the mark of the triforce on it. Intrigued by her singing Mokube absentmindedly walked over to listen to her. BIG mistake.
The tune was humble but lovely nonetheless. Mokube sat by the fountain, smiling as she listened to the girls voice. When she was done, the unknown girl walked over to Mokube, looked at her curiously, and said, "Hey, your clothes! They're... different... You're not from around here, are you?"
"Nope. I'm from Kokiri." She informed and shook her head 'no'.
The girl pondered over this for a second, then replied, "...Oooh... You're a faerie girl from the forest!"
Mokube sweatdropped, 'Yuvi's the only "faerie girl" here, what is she talking about? Psh, stereotypes...' Mokube thought and the girl continued.
"My name's Manzu! My niisan owns Domino Ranch! My niisan went to the castle a little while ago to deliver some milk, but he hasn't come back yet..."
"Well, Manzu, it's nice to meet you. I'm going to the castle myself-!" Mokube started, but Manzu interrupted her.
"Oh, you're going to the castle, faerie girl? Would you mind finding my niisan? He must've fallen asleep somewhere around the castle. What a thing for an adult to do!" Manzu giggled.
An irritated vein bulged out on Mokube's forehead at the mention of the retarded nickname the apparent blonde had given her, but gave off a forced polite smile and replied, "Sure thing. If I see your niisan I'll let him know you're waiting for him here."
"You will? Oh, thank you! You're so niiiiice!" The girl replied in a pitch so high it could shatter a diamond. Mokube winced in pain as the girl hugged her and squealed some more about how nice she was and mentioned 'faerie girl' a few more times.
'And while I'm at it, I'll ask him to burn every sugar cane crop in a hundred mile radius of your house...' Mokube thought and Manzu finally let go. (For those of you who haven't figured it out yet, I do NOT like Anzu and I do NOT like Malon. So, for me, this is like killing two birds with one stone, if you get my drift. ^_~)
"Heh, heh... Well, I'll just be going now! Bye!" Mokube shouted and ran off clutching her ears for dear life, the word 'niiiiice' ringing in her ears.
Walking uphill, Mokube finally made her way to the gate leading to the castle. By it's side was an adult guard. He was much older than Ryuzaki, at least thirty to forty years old. Mokube walked up to him cautiously, remembering the many scary tales that Mido had told her. About how you would be minding your own business, when all of a sudden an adult would snatch you up and slap you on your bottom until you couldn't even sit for a few days. Mokube shuddered, 'I hope they aren't true!' She thought and timidly tiptoed up to the stern looking guard.
"Um... Hello Mr. Guard... Heh, heh... Ya see, the thing is, um, the Deku tree told me to come see Princess Zoey so she could tell me my destiny and, um, well, I really have to see her! Onegai?" Mokube stuttered.
The guard looked at her with a cocked eyebrow, "Let me get this straight... A tree told you to see Princess Zoey, who by the way is the single most heavily guarded person in Hyrule, so she could predict your, an unnamed little girl's, destiny?"
Mokube made an irritated face, "Well, when you say it like that..."
But the guard interrupted, "Listen here, little girl, I don't care if you were the Queen of Sheba, nobody's getting in here except for royalty!"
Mokube irritated face changed to that of a confused one, "But... If I was the Queen of Sheba, then I'd be royalty, and therefore you'd have to let me in."
The guard growled, "ARG-! Don't try making a fool out of me, little girl!"
"You seem to be doing a good job of that already!!" Mokube shot back.
"GET OUT OF HERE! NOW!!"
"FINE! I will! I don't wanna stay around here anyways! I might just catch your stupidness!" Mokube said, sticking out her tongue. Not realizing 'stupidness' is not a word. Yuvi sweatdropped from within Mokube's pouch.
"The only stupid one here is you!" The guard, to Yuvi's complete shock, shot back.
"Nuh-uh!" Mokube replied.
'He couldn't have possibly said what he just said... He's a paid official...' Yuvi thought in disbelief.
"Yeah-huh!"
"Nuh-uh!"
"Yeah-huh!"
"Nuh-uh!"
"Yeah-huh!"
"Nuh-uh!"
"Yeah-huh!"
"Nuh-uh!"
"Yeah-huh!"
"Arr-! I hate you, you're mean!" Mokube yelled, losing her non-existant patience, and stamped on the guard's foot, who, in turn, broke down crying as Mokube stomped off, clearly agitated. Mokube started heading back down the hill.
Yuvi flew out and asked, "Well, what are you planning to do now?"
Mokube sighed in annoyance, "Stomp down this hill, take out my anger on a tree, then stomp back up here and hope there's different guard up there who'll take bribes. Sound good to you?" Yuvi sweatdropped.
"It would if actually had money to bribe him with." She sarcastically reminded her.
"KUSO!!" Mokube yelled, pulling out some of her hair in frustration. It was then she noticed the tree to her left, "...How convenient!" She beamed and took out a deku stick to hit it with.
But before she could, a familiar screech made it's way to Mokube's ears.
"Oooooh, faerie giiiirl!"
"EEP!" Was Mokube's reply.
"Didn't they let you in, faerie girl?" Manzu asked.
"Heh, heh... Nope, I guess I'll have to find another way in..."
"Well, gosh, faerie girl! Why don't you just climb up these vines and sneak your way into the castle...?" Manzu replied innocently, pointing to the said vines that climbed up a wall and onto a ledge that surely led to the inside of the castle walls.
'By Farore, was that a semi-intelligent comment that just came outta her...?!' Mokube thought in surprise, but then quickly rushed over to the vines, and started climbing them.
"Good idea, thanks!" Mokube said whilst climbing, but Manzu quickly grabbed the bottom half of her tunic and pulled her down, Mokube landing on her butt as she did so.
"Ow-! Hey, what was that for?!" Mokube asked in annoyance, rubbing her sore bottom.
"You promised to go get my Niisan, but he might be asleep. If that is so, then waking him up will be a bit more difficult then you think. So take this. It is guaranteed to wake him." Manzu said, giggling as she handed the small chicken to Mokube. (Yeah, I know it's supposed to be an egg, but eggs don't hatch overnight and I'm too lazy to bother writing out that 'miracle of life' crap...)
"Um... Okay, thanks..." Mokube said, taking the chicken with a raised eyebrow. But the chicken, bored I guess, jumped up, landing on Mokube's head, and started pecking at her hair.
Yuvi couldn't help it, she had to laugh. Mokube growled.
"Whatever." She said with an annoyed look on her face and started climbing up the vines again, the pesky chicken still pecking at her spiky black hair.
"Nice to know that something has mistaken my hair for worms..." Mokube said, partly annoyed, partly sarcastic and even partly amused.
Finally she reached the top, taking a moment to catch up her breath, and then began to walk over to the gate. She then jumped from her spot above onto the other side of the gate. Walking down the road she spotted a few guards up ahead, so before they could catch her she took a slight detour into the field off to her left and ran until she came to yet another vine covered wall. She climbed up that too, and ran for about twenty feet until she came to the edge. She jumped off, landing into the moat, struggling to keep her head above water so that the chicken, which was still pecking peacefully at her scalp, wouldn't make any noise. She swam silently to the other side of the moat, past the inept guards who couldn't even hear Mokube as she clumsily swam, or more correctly, nearly drowned, across the moat. She climbed out, still unnoticed by the guards, and ran around the corner until she came to a dead end. There, she saw three things that differentiated from the usual. One, the door in the wall. Two, the secret passageway to her left. And three, the pointy, brown haired man in farm clothes.
"Hmm... He must be Manzu's niisan." Mokube said to herself and walked over to the sleeping man.
"Um... 'Scuse me, but your sister is waiting for you and..." Mokube stopped, realizing the man was clearly not listening. Well, duh, he was asleep after all.
"Hey! Wake up!" Mokube said as loudly as she could, not wanting to draw the guard's attention. She just wasn't in the mood to kick anybody's butt... yet.
Seeing this dilemma, the little chicken jumped off of Mokube's head and walked over to the sleeping man.
It pecked a bit at the man's pointy hair before slowly lowering it's head to his ear and let out a small, barely noticeable even to Mokube's sensitive ears, "Cluck."
"GAAAH!! NO! YOU LITTLE BUGGERS STAY AWAY FROM THAT!! THAT THERE'S A PRIVATE HENHOUSE, YA HEAR?!" He shot up, screaming. Mokube tensed up, sweatdropped and whipped her head around, expecting those idiot guards to come at any moment. But they didn't. Cause they're idiots. Yep...
"Shh! Please, I don't want the guards to find me! Please quiet down!" Mokube whispered fiercely, covering the man's mouth with her hand.
"Zomfrry..." He replied, or tried to anyways, Mokube's hand was still covering his mouth. (Translation: Sorry.)
"That's okay... What's you name?"
"I'm Tonda."
"Nice to meet you, IâEm Mokube. But in any case, your sister Manzu-san is looking for you and-!"
"Manzu! Ah, crap! I messed up real bad, leaving Manzu behind! Aw, man, I'm really gonna catch it from her now!" The man interrupted and then ran off leaving behind a cloud of dust and a confused, spiky haired girl.
"...Hey! Wait! You..." Mokube stopped, realizing the man was already gone, but still added, "...Forgot to take your chicken..." She sighed as the said chicken hopped onto her head, pecking lightly at her hair once again.
"Mokube, push these oh-so conveniently left milk boxes over to the side of the egde, then push one over miraculously not breaking it or making any noise, then push the other one onto it, climb on and then crawl into that hole. Okay?" Yuvi instructed, coming out of Mokube's pocket yet again.
"Um... Okay..." Mokube replied, confused. But she obeyed and after a few minutes of pushing, pulling, cursing and constant pecking on her head, Mokube had successfully moved the boxes to where Yuvi had instructed her to.
"Okay, Mr. Chicken, you go first!" Mokube said, just to get pecked in the nose afterwards.
"Sorry, sorry! Ms. Chicken, my mistake!" Mokube corrected herself, rubbing her nose. After the chicken had walked in and out of the tunnel that led even further into the castle's bowels, Mokube followed. On the other side was a fountain, of course, Mokube didn't realize that until she had fallen in and soaked the clothes that had just dried.
"Damnit..." She silently cursed, but continued. Walking along the iron fence, she came to a clearing where a single guard stood watch. When he turned his back, Mokube easily ran to the next clearing and behind the stone wall so no one saw her. This continued for awhile until she reached the final clearing. It was a large garden surrounded by the stone walls of the castle. Up ahead there were five steps leading to a small platform where a girl stood. She wore a piece of cloth on the top of her head, but you could clearly tell she was a blonde because her hair was so long it cascaded down her back. She hunched over, looking through a window in the wall.
Mokube nervously walked up to the girl, who was obviously the much talked about Princess Zoey.
"Ano..." She began, but at the sound of her voice, the blonde girl nearly jumped out of her skin and turned around, staring at Mokube like a deer caught in car headlights. Not that Hyrulian's HAD cars, but...
"Who ah ya?!" Princess Zoey asked, her voice dripping with a thick Brooklyn accent. Not that Hyrulian's had Brooklyn, either, buuuut...
Mokube stayed silent, mostly because she had no clue whatsoever what Zoey had just said.
"Howja get past tha gahds?!" She asked again, but Mokube still had no idea what she had just said.
"..........Iz thatta...... A faerie?!" She exclaimed, pointing at the equally confused Yuvi.
"Uh.... Yeah?" Mokube answered, uncertain.
"Den are ya... Den are y'all from da fowest?" She asked again.
".........Yes...?"
"Den... Den, y'all wooden't happen tah haf tha spiritual stone of da fowest, wouldja? Dat green an' shinin' stone? Dah ya haf it?"
"..." Mokube just stared.
Yuvi finally stepped in, "Let me translate. She wants to know if you have the spiritual stone of the forest. The green stone that Deku-sama gave you." She explained and Mokube let out a, "Oooh..."
"Yes, I have it." She replied to the Princess who looked intently at her with big brown eyes.
Zoey giggled and Mokube's right eye twitched, "Justaz I thought!"
She continued, "I 'ad a dream... In it, dahk stohm clowds were billowin' ovah the landa Hyrule. But suddenly, a rayah light shot outta the fowest, pahted the clowds an' lit up tha ground. Tha light turned inta a figya hohdin' a green an' shinin' stone, fallahd by ya faerie..." In the meantime, Mokube just sat there, trying not to have an aneurysm before the conversation was over and done with.
"I know dis wuz a prophecy, dat sumone would come from da fowest..." She continued, and Mokube nodded, finally beginning to understand what was being said.
"Ano... Hai, I'm from the forest and I have the green stone. ...And Yuvi is a faerie, and she follows me around... Yup..." Mokube replied as best she could.
"Yeah, I thought ya might be tha one... Oh! I'm sowwy! Ah gaht so caught up wit mah story, Ah didn't even properly intrahduce mahself!" Zoey said, smacking her head melodramatically, "Ah'm Zoey, Princess of Hyrule. Wut's yo' name?" She asked.
"I'm Mokube, freak of nature of Kokiri." Mokube replied, figuring she should tell the princess what she was to make it sound as 'proper' as the Princess had.
"Mokube, huh? It sounds fahmilya'... Awright, Mokube! Ah'll tell ya tha secret of tha Sacred Shadow Realm!" Zoey said, looking determined.
"Um... Okay..." Mokube replied with a raised eyebrow, something that wasn't uncommon in this conversation.
"Tha legend goes like dis... Tha three go'den goddesses, Ah assume ya know of dem, hid da triforce somewhere in Hyrule. Tha triforce has tha powah ta grant one wish. If a person wit a good haht has 'is wish granted, it will lead Hyrule ta a time of prosperity. But, if a person wit a bad haht has 'is wish granted, it will lead ta a... Well, it won't be pleasant, dat's fo' show... Dat's why tha ancient sages hid tha triforce in tha Temple ah Time! Tha Temple ah Time iz da entrance ta tha Sacred Shadow Realm from our world. Howevah, to git inta tha Sacred Shadow Realm, ya gonna need tha three spiritual stones ta open tha Door of Time. Ya also need dis..." Zoey said, reaching into a pocket in her dress and pulling out an ocarina. It was shiny and silver, and extremely beautiful.
"Tha Ocarina ah Time!" She said, showing Mokube the instrument.
"Wow... It's stunning." Mokube commented.
"Mokube... Der wuz anoder element in mah dream. Tha dahk storm clowds... Ah bileed... Ah bahleeve dey symbolize dat man in der!" Zoey cried, pointing to a man clad in black armor. Bowing to the king, Mokube assumed, but the king couldn't be seen. The man in black armor had long, straight, white hair and look fairly sophisticated to anyone who couldn't sense otherwise. Mokube, however, could sense these things. She could sense his evil intentions and his terrible power as it emitted off of him. Mokube stepped foward, looking through the window more intensely, trying to get a good look at the man's face. Without warning, the man turned around, looking right into Mokube's eyes.
Fear overwhelmed her looking into that man's eyes. It was like staring into a raging fire. A fire that was entrapped in a wall of ice. Like a beast held back by chains that could keep it from wreaking havoc for only so long. Mokube stepped back on impulse. She could help it. She had to get away from those eyes.
Zoey noticed this, "Whut's wrong? Did he see ya?" Mokube could only nod.
"Dun worry, he 'as no clue whut we're plannin'... yet!" Zoey said, giggling. Mokube just nodded again, forcing out the picture of him from her mind.
Mokube turned to Zoey, "Didn't you tell your father about your dream?"
"...Yeah, I to'd 'im... Howevah, he din't bileed it was a prophasay!" Zoey replied in a huff, "Ah'm tellin' ya, dat evil man wants nothin' less den tha triforce! He wants ta take ovah Hyrule, no, tha entiya world!" She cried and took Mokube's hands into her own, "We ah tha only ones who can pratect Hyrule!" Zoey said, looking into Mokube's eyes, as if asking her if she would still do so after all she had heard. Mokube nodded with determination, not to mention a little blush, and Zoey replied, "Thank you."
"We need tha otha spiritual stones, though. Dat's where YOU come in." Zoey said, taking out a fancy piece of stationary, a quill pen and ink. She scribbled some things down on it and handed it to Mokube, "Here. Now, Ah will stay here an' pratect the Ocarina ah Time. You go an' collect tha remaining two stones, okay?" She said and Mokube nodded again, "Ah will pratect this ocarina with mah life! Dat man will not haf it!"
"Ahem."
Both Mokube and Zoey turned to the sound. Mokube's eyes widened when they found the person who had made it. It was a woman, very tall and scantily clad. She had long, blonde hair and her face was all done up with makeup. Of course, Mokube didn't know right then that it was makeup. Nobody, not even the older girls, wore makeup in Kokiri. So Mokube simply thought she naturally that beautiful. Her arms were crossed and she stared at Mokube. Zoey smiled and nodded at the woman and she nodded back, smiling at Mokube.
"If tha gahds find ya, there'll be trouble. Mah nanny, Imai, will show ya outta tha castle." Zoey instructed. Mokube nodded and walked over to Imai, a bit nervously at first, intimidated by the woman's height.
Imai spoke first, "Everything the princess has said is correct. She is never wrong." She stated.
'I'm glad one of us is sure of that, I only understood every fifth word!' Mokube thought.
"I, too, had a role in the princesses dream. I am supposed to teach a song to you. I assume you are going to play with that ocarina?" She asked and Mokube nodded, taking out the instrument and smiled. Seto was more help than they both knew.
Imai proceeded to whistle three notes, then repeat them to create a simply yet pretty melody. Mokube repeated Imai's example, quite clumsily, on her faerie ocarina.
"Yes, that's it!" Imai said proudly, "This song will prove that you are connected to the Royal Family and grant you passage to places necessary on your journey that you would otherwise not be able to go into. Come now, we must leave." She said, and began to walk away. Mokube followed as she was lead into a secret passageway that led out of the castle. Zoey watched them go, smiling.
"Good luck, Mokube. You'll need it!" She said to herself, smiling. When all of a sudden, she felt a light pecking on her head.
"Hey! Wait! You..." She started, but Mokube was already gone.
"...You fo'got yo' chicken..." She finished and sweatdropped as the poultry clucked and pecked at her hair once more.
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"Alright then, here we are!" Imai announced as the sudden afternoon light hit Mokube like a ton of... really shiny bricks...?
"You see that mountain over there?" Imai asked Mokube, pointing upwards and to the left where a set of steps led to somewhere unknown. Above it, there was a great mountain with a ring of smoke billowed around the top of the said mountain.
"That is Death Mountain. Below it is my birthplace, Khnemetamun Village. Before, it was only open to the Sharifa's, my people. But it is now opened to anyone... It is getting late, if you want to risk trying to make it there by sunset then go ahead, but I would advise against it. I suggest you go to Domino Ranch, I hear you're acquainted with two of the inhabitants." Imai said and Mokube's eyes narrowed.
"How did you know-?" She began, but Imai interrupted her.
"Take a look around you, Mokube." She ordered and Mokube did, "We... Iie, you must protect this land. It is more than obvious that no one will be willing to help you on this dangerous quest, besides Yuvi, that is. I hate to put such a burden on a little girl's shoulder's, but we honestly have no choice. You are our only hope. You must protect this beautiful land of Hyrule... Anyways, Death Mountain is the home of the Garain people. They posses the second Spiritual Stone, the Garain's Ruby. The king has it, but only those who know that melody I just taught you are granted passage to his whereabouts."
Mokube looked at Seto's ocarina, "Does the melody you just taught me have a name?"
Imai thought for a minute, "Yes... It's Zoey's Lullaby. I used to sing it to her when she was an infant. She was so fussy, she wouldn't go to sleep until I sang it to her." Imai smiled at the memory.
"Okay then, I'll do my very best!" Mokube exclaimed, giving Imai the 'V' for victory sign with a grin. Imai nodded, and with a flick of her wrist and a cloud of smoke, she was gone. Mokube blinked at her sudden disappearance, but shook herself out of it when she realized sunset was approaching fast. She began to run to Domino ranch, which wasn't very far away. She'd have to catch up on her sleep tonight, for tomorrow was the start of a new day, and new hardships to go with it.
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Phew! Another really long chapter! I guess I should be getting used to 'em... Oh, and as for those names, you guessed it! They're Egyptian!
Khnemetamun - I dunno the meaning, I just needed something with a 'K.'
Sharifa - An Egyptian name for a female. It means, "Respected." Which certainly describes the Sheikah's, doesn't it?
Garain - Is derived from Garai, which means, "Settled." Gorons are almost always found sleeping on the ground, so I think 'settled' is a good way to put it!
That's it for today's lesson, people! Now... REVIEW!! ^_^
Doomo arigatou gozaimasu. - Thank you very much.
Ja ne! - See ya!
Ano... - Um...
Kuso - Damn; Damnit.
Yeah, so like the pathetic little monkey I am I'm sitting here and writing more and more for two mediocre reviews... *Sighs* Oh well, I do appreciate those of you who were considerate enough to leave me a nice word or two. It makes me feel all special inside!
And just cause I wanna bore ya, here's a funny quote from a very funny and sugoi author and web miko about why she likes Haku. (Spirited Away.)
"When faced with a traumatized girl, he doesn't tell her not to cry: he feeds her. Brilliant."
And I KNOW that Pegasus probably wasn't the best choice for the part of Ganondorf. Malik actually would have been better, buuuut... I dun wanna kill Malik! He's too hot to kill! ^.^;; Plus, Link was more than likely scared out of his mind when facing off Ganondorf. You can't blame him, either. So I thought to myself, which two Yu-Gi-Oh characters would be good when put into that situation? And, of course, Mokuba and Pegasus immediately came to mind. "So," You ask, "Why didn't you just leave Mokuba a boy?" ...Well, I honestly can't give you a good answer to that one. I dunno, I guess I thought it would be funnier if he were a girl. All the hilarious girly situations I could put him in and the whatnot. Eh, I really dunno.
Last but certainly not least, THANK YOU CHERYL!! ^_^ That having been said, onto chapter 3!
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Mokube raised a hand to her eyes to shield them from the sudden bright sunlight on the outside of the dark tunnel.
"This," Yuvi started, "Is Hyrule Field. If we start heading North from where we are, I'd say we can make it to the castle town before nightfall if we're lucky. So let's hurry!" She said and began flying off.
"Wait up!" Mokube cried as she ran after the quick little faerie, "What's the rush? ...Or maybe, considering how weird things have gotten, the question is: What comes out after dark that I should be scared of enough to run for sanctuary at the castle town?" Mokube said with a raised eyebrow, still running along with Yuvi.
"Very observant of you, Mokube. Yes, there are creatures that come out after dark in this field. They're pushovers, but there are many of them. You and I alone couldn't possibly take on an army of them, especially with them being as hungry as they more than likely are. Why, I bet that even now they hear us running along this path and are getting hungrier and hungrier with every step we take. They'll wait until dark to attack, though. They can't stand the light." Yuvi explained, quickening up the pace.
"And it's way past midday now. It'll take us an hour or two get there at this pace, and it's an hour or two until sunset." Mokube responded, running even faster to keep up with Yuvi.
"Yes, and if my assumption is correct, the Hyrulians don't want those creatures getting in either. They'll probably lock up the castle gate, trapping the monsters, not to mention us, outside. I don't mean to frighten you, Mokube, but with the options of starving another night or feasting on a juicy, young virgin, the answer is pretty obvious what those creatures will do."
"Oh? And what makes you think they wouldn't enjoy a faerie appetizer to go with their 'juicy, young virgin'...?" Mokube replied, glaring playfully at Yuvi.
"Because I will have flown away long before they had a chance to munch on me!" Yuvi laughed.
"Well, I guess that just this once, I can run for my life instead of being reckless and standing and fighting!" Mokube said with a sweatdrop and continued running.
"Ha ha, good idea!" Yuvi replied.
After a few rests they were finally almost there at Hyrule castle town. However, the sky was getting dark and the guards at the castle drawbridge were already gathering to raise the drawbridge to ensure the townsfolk's safety.
Mokube ran faster, shouting to the guards, "Hey! Wait up! I'm over here! Pretty, young virgin who doesn't like the idea of being munched on! Hold it!" But her calls went unheard by the guards, whose only concerns were for the maidens inside the castle walls.
The drawbridge was raised and the sky went dark. Mokube stopped at the moat, completely out of breath.
But she practically stopped breathing altogether as she heard the uplifting of dirt and the low pitched growl behind her.
Out of a strange mix of curiosity and fear, Mokube turned around and gasped as she saw the creature Yuvi had been talking about. It was as big as her, for one, and for two it had dark red lights that came from it's eye sockets that served as eyeballs.
For three, it was a freaking skeleton.
Not letting panic take over, Mokube unsheathed her sword and swung at the monster, cutting off it's head... Er... Skull.
"Are you jerks listening?! Help a girl out, will ya?!" Mokube yelled as yet another skeleton monster rose from the ground.
Inside of the castle walls, a young guard heard Mokube's cries for help. He had just been hired by the king himself as the new gatekeeper, even thought he was still pretty young. He was thirteen years old, with brown eyes and brown hair, with a tuff of lavender around the bangs.
Â'Well... I'm not supposed to do this, but-!' He thought, 'Oh, what the hell! I can't just sit back and let a maiden die!' He said, climbing up to the top of the walls, grabbing a rope as he went.
"Hang on! I'm coming!" He yelled and lowered the rope to Mokube, "Grab on and I'll pull you up!" He instructed, and Mokube quickly did as she was told.
About ten seconds later, Mokube was safely on the other side of the drawbridge breathing heavily along with her savoir.
"...Thanks." Mokube finally said one she had enough oxygen to do so.
"No problem." The stranger replied, "So... What's your name?"
"My name is Mokube. You?"
"My name's Ryuzaki. What were you doing out there in the field anyway?"
"Well, I was trying to make it here before nightfall."
"Oh... Do you have family here that you're staying with?"
"No, I'm an orphan. I didn't even think about where I was going to be staying once I got here..."
"Oh. Well, I guess you can stay at my house for the night, if you want?"
"That'd be great, thanks!" Mokube exclaimed, smiling.
"Okay then. I'm on graveyard duty though, so once I show you your way there I have to get back to work, I hope you don't mind staying there alone."
"No problem!" And with that, Ryuzaki took Mokube by the hand and lead her to his house, Yuvi hiding in Mokube's pouch the entire time.
Ryuzaki unlocked the door and held it open for Mokube. It was a small house, if that. It consisted of two rooms. The first had a bed, a table, two chairs, a cupboard and a small fireplace. The second room Mokube couldn't see into because the door was closed, but she could only assume it was the bathroom.
"You can go ahead and use my bed, I won't need it. I'll be back by sunrise, okay?" Ryuzaki said and Mokube gave a nod.
"Ryuzaki?" She asked as he was about to go back to work.
"Yes?"
"Doomo arigatou gozaimasu, Ryuzaki-san." She smiled.
"Your welcome, Mokube-san. Goodnight!" He replied and rushed off back to the drawbridge before anyone knew he was missing.
Once he was gone, Yuvi flew out of Mokube's pocket.
"You better get to bed now, Mokube. You have a big day tomorrow. After all, we don't want you looking like a zombie when you go to meet the princess!" Yuvi laughed. Mokube hopped onto the bed, taking off her shoes and laying them beside the mattress as well as her sword, shield and other weapons.
"Goodnight, Yuvi!" Mokube called and pulled the blankets over her.
"Goodnight, Mokube." Yuvi replied and curled up in a ball on the pillow.
The next morning Mokube woke up the sound of sausages sizzling a pan and the delicious smell that went with it. Her eyes fluttered open as she yawned, looking around the room for the source of the sounds and smells. What she found was Ryuzaki by the fireplace, holding a pan over it with protective cooking gloves on to keep him from burning himself. Mokube got up and swung her feet over the edge of the bed, then put on her shoes and walked over to Ryuzaki.
"Thanks for letting me stay the night, as soon as I'm done making the bed I'll go ahead and be on my way." Mokube said and went over to do just that.
Ryuzaki snorted, "Come now, Mokube. You know as well as I do that I'm not making this much food for just myself, stop playing the modest house guest and sit down at the table. I'm almost done with these links." (Gawd, that's the most horrible pun I've EVER made... v.v;;)
Mokube grinned sheepishly and rubbed the back of her head, "Well, in that case, I suppose a bit of food before heading out wouldn't hurt, either!"
Ryuzaki smiled, "I made some extra food for your faerie friend too."
Mokube's grin was replaced by a look of shock, "How did you know-?"
Ryuzaki chuckled lightly and pointed to his bed, where Yuvi was still snoring peacefully on his pillow. Mokube sweatdropped.
"If you'll please wake her up, we can all sit down for breakfast."
"Heh, heh... Right..." Mokube replied and tiptoed melodramatically over to Yuvi's side and leaned in close to her tiny faerie ear and screamed, "OH MY GODDESS!! IT'S A GIANT FAERIE EATING CENTIPEDE!!!"
Yuvi's eyes shot open and flew up defensively, flying right into Mokube's forehead.
"OW!" They both yelled in unison and Ryuzaki laughed lightly, covering his mouth trying not to look impolite.
"Would it be incredibly rude of me to ask you two to tell me your story over tea?"
Mokube smiled and winked, "I don't mind telling you, go ahead and pour the tea, my friend!" Ryuzaki smiled and brought out three cups, setting them on the table and filling them with hot tea.
"Well, to tell you the truth, it all happened just yesterday morning..."
"And so now your going off to see Princess Zoey?" Ryuzaki asked as Mokube finished her tale as well as her tea.
"Yup. Me and Yuvi, off to see the princess."
"It must be stressful for you, just yesterday you were awoken from your bed by a faerie and only four or five hours later you learn that your lord is dead and you must leave your home into a strange new land on a quest that you know little to nothing about."
"Eh, I try looking at the bright side of things." Mokube replied.
"Which would be?" Ryuzaki asked with a raised eyebrow.
"I'll tell you when I find out." Was Mokube's response.
"Mokube, I do think we ought to be going now." Yuvi said, having not touched her tea for fear of falling in and drowning in it.
" I hope I don't sound like a downer, but getting to the princess won't be easy either. Surely it'll be easier than defeating a giant spider, but difficult none the less. The entire castle is guarded by trained, armed men." Ryuzaki informed her.
"Psh, big deal. I'm getting to this princess, even if it kills me!" Mokube said with a grin and overdramatic victory pose with a 'V' for victory sign held high in the air.
"Well, you seem determined, I just hope that's enough." Ryuzaki remarked.
"It will be more than enough." Said Yuvi.
"Well then," Mokube started as she slipped on her sword, shield and other weapons, "Let's go see the princess!" She exclaimed, giving Ryuzaki a hug.
"Thank you again. Feel free to ask anything of me anytime, I do owe you after all." Mokube said and let go of the blushing young boy.
"Iie, you owe me nothing... But stop by anytime you feel like it, I'd like to hear more of you adventures. We can discuss them over tea or coffee, perhaps...?" He asked and Mokube giggled lightly.
"Hinting at the obvious, eh, Ryuzaki? Yes, of course, we're friends! And I'll stop by when I have the time and fill you in on everything!" Mokube replied, hugging him quickly once more and opening the door.
"Ja ne, Mokube!" Ryuzaki called as Mokube walked out and made her way down the street, turning around for a minute to wave and let Yuvi catch up with her.
"Ja ne, Ryuzaki!" Mokube called back and ran out into the town square.
"Wow..." Mokube gasped, looking around at her surroundings. She hadn't got a good view of the place the first time around when Ryuzaki was leading her to his house, mainly because it was dark and she was only there for a minute before heading into the alley towards his house. But the town square really was a sight. Lots of merchants and children running about, as well as the grown ups who were bartering with the said merchants.
Mokube stared at the adults. She'd never seen so many in her whole life! Everyone in the Kokiri Forest was a child. The oldest Kokiri, which happened to be Wido, was no older looking than Ryuzaki himself. Of course, in reality Wido was one thousand three hundred and forty six years old, give or take a year. Once, when she was just six years old, a lost, young man found his way to the forest. He couldn't have been any older than eighteen to twenty years old. He was in such a state of panic, he didn't even notice the hungry demon until it had already pounced on him...
'I remember it very clearly... Seto and I were playing that day, heading out to our usual spot in the Lost Woods when we came across his body. I shiver just thinking about it. His back was torn open, all of his insides devoured. His face had a few splatters of blood on it, but other than that it was untouched. I can still remember the look on his face... One of pure terror, that look was so strong it remained on his face even as he died. In normal circumstances, when the body dies the muscles relax and his face should have been at least a bit softer than it was. But the pain the boy went through in death must have been so horrible that his muscles couldn't relax. But of course, I can imagine that being paralyzed so that you can't move but still feel pain, then having your internal organs consumed by a terrible demon... Well... I can imagine it didn't feel all that enjoyable.' Mokube mused to herself, shaking the unpleasant image out of her head and began walking towards the castle. (See? KK's got some brains! ...Somewhere up there...)
But before she even got to the uphill pathway heading towards the castle, she noticed a girl singing by the fountain in the middle of the town square. She had long, shoulder-length, brunette hair and blue eyes. She was wearing a white dress with the mark of the triforce on it. Intrigued by her singing Mokube absentmindedly walked over to listen to her. BIG mistake.
The tune was humble but lovely nonetheless. Mokube sat by the fountain, smiling as she listened to the girls voice. When she was done, the unknown girl walked over to Mokube, looked at her curiously, and said, "Hey, your clothes! They're... different... You're not from around here, are you?"
"Nope. I'm from Kokiri." She informed and shook her head 'no'.
The girl pondered over this for a second, then replied, "...Oooh... You're a faerie girl from the forest!"
Mokube sweatdropped, 'Yuvi's the only "faerie girl" here, what is she talking about? Psh, stereotypes...' Mokube thought and the girl continued.
"My name's Manzu! My niisan owns Domino Ranch! My niisan went to the castle a little while ago to deliver some milk, but he hasn't come back yet..."
"Well, Manzu, it's nice to meet you. I'm going to the castle myself-!" Mokube started, but Manzu interrupted her.
"Oh, you're going to the castle, faerie girl? Would you mind finding my niisan? He must've fallen asleep somewhere around the castle. What a thing for an adult to do!" Manzu giggled.
An irritated vein bulged out on Mokube's forehead at the mention of the retarded nickname the apparent blonde had given her, but gave off a forced polite smile and replied, "Sure thing. If I see your niisan I'll let him know you're waiting for him here."
"You will? Oh, thank you! You're so niiiiice!" The girl replied in a pitch so high it could shatter a diamond. Mokube winced in pain as the girl hugged her and squealed some more about how nice she was and mentioned 'faerie girl' a few more times.
'And while I'm at it, I'll ask him to burn every sugar cane crop in a hundred mile radius of your house...' Mokube thought and Manzu finally let go. (For those of you who haven't figured it out yet, I do NOT like Anzu and I do NOT like Malon. So, for me, this is like killing two birds with one stone, if you get my drift. ^_~)
"Heh, heh... Well, I'll just be going now! Bye!" Mokube shouted and ran off clutching her ears for dear life, the word 'niiiiice' ringing in her ears.
Walking uphill, Mokube finally made her way to the gate leading to the castle. By it's side was an adult guard. He was much older than Ryuzaki, at least thirty to forty years old. Mokube walked up to him cautiously, remembering the many scary tales that Mido had told her. About how you would be minding your own business, when all of a sudden an adult would snatch you up and slap you on your bottom until you couldn't even sit for a few days. Mokube shuddered, 'I hope they aren't true!' She thought and timidly tiptoed up to the stern looking guard.
"Um... Hello Mr. Guard... Heh, heh... Ya see, the thing is, um, the Deku tree told me to come see Princess Zoey so she could tell me my destiny and, um, well, I really have to see her! Onegai?" Mokube stuttered.
The guard looked at her with a cocked eyebrow, "Let me get this straight... A tree told you to see Princess Zoey, who by the way is the single most heavily guarded person in Hyrule, so she could predict your, an unnamed little girl's, destiny?"
Mokube made an irritated face, "Well, when you say it like that..."
But the guard interrupted, "Listen here, little girl, I don't care if you were the Queen of Sheba, nobody's getting in here except for royalty!"
Mokube irritated face changed to that of a confused one, "But... If I was the Queen of Sheba, then I'd be royalty, and therefore you'd have to let me in."
The guard growled, "ARG-! Don't try making a fool out of me, little girl!"
"You seem to be doing a good job of that already!!" Mokube shot back.
"GET OUT OF HERE! NOW!!"
"FINE! I will! I don't wanna stay around here anyways! I might just catch your stupidness!" Mokube said, sticking out her tongue. Not realizing 'stupidness' is not a word. Yuvi sweatdropped from within Mokube's pouch.
"The only stupid one here is you!" The guard, to Yuvi's complete shock, shot back.
"Nuh-uh!" Mokube replied.
'He couldn't have possibly said what he just said... He's a paid official...' Yuvi thought in disbelief.
"Yeah-huh!"
"Nuh-uh!"
"Yeah-huh!"
"Nuh-uh!"
"Yeah-huh!"
"Nuh-uh!"
"Yeah-huh!"
"Nuh-uh!"
"Yeah-huh!"
"Arr-! I hate you, you're mean!" Mokube yelled, losing her non-existant patience, and stamped on the guard's foot, who, in turn, broke down crying as Mokube stomped off, clearly agitated. Mokube started heading back down the hill.
Yuvi flew out and asked, "Well, what are you planning to do now?"
Mokube sighed in annoyance, "Stomp down this hill, take out my anger on a tree, then stomp back up here and hope there's different guard up there who'll take bribes. Sound good to you?" Yuvi sweatdropped.
"It would if actually had money to bribe him with." She sarcastically reminded her.
"KUSO!!" Mokube yelled, pulling out some of her hair in frustration. It was then she noticed the tree to her left, "...How convenient!" She beamed and took out a deku stick to hit it with.
But before she could, a familiar screech made it's way to Mokube's ears.
"Oooooh, faerie giiiirl!"
"EEP!" Was Mokube's reply.
"Didn't they let you in, faerie girl?" Manzu asked.
"Heh, heh... Nope, I guess I'll have to find another way in..."
"Well, gosh, faerie girl! Why don't you just climb up these vines and sneak your way into the castle...?" Manzu replied innocently, pointing to the said vines that climbed up a wall and onto a ledge that surely led to the inside of the castle walls.
'By Farore, was that a semi-intelligent comment that just came outta her...?!' Mokube thought in surprise, but then quickly rushed over to the vines, and started climbing them.
"Good idea, thanks!" Mokube said whilst climbing, but Manzu quickly grabbed the bottom half of her tunic and pulled her down, Mokube landing on her butt as she did so.
"Ow-! Hey, what was that for?!" Mokube asked in annoyance, rubbing her sore bottom.
"You promised to go get my Niisan, but he might be asleep. If that is so, then waking him up will be a bit more difficult then you think. So take this. It is guaranteed to wake him." Manzu said, giggling as she handed the small chicken to Mokube. (Yeah, I know it's supposed to be an egg, but eggs don't hatch overnight and I'm too lazy to bother writing out that 'miracle of life' crap...)
"Um... Okay, thanks..." Mokube said, taking the chicken with a raised eyebrow. But the chicken, bored I guess, jumped up, landing on Mokube's head, and started pecking at her hair.
Yuvi couldn't help it, she had to laugh. Mokube growled.
"Whatever." She said with an annoyed look on her face and started climbing up the vines again, the pesky chicken still pecking at her spiky black hair.
"Nice to know that something has mistaken my hair for worms..." Mokube said, partly annoyed, partly sarcastic and even partly amused.
Finally she reached the top, taking a moment to catch up her breath, and then began to walk over to the gate. She then jumped from her spot above onto the other side of the gate. Walking down the road she spotted a few guards up ahead, so before they could catch her she took a slight detour into the field off to her left and ran until she came to yet another vine covered wall. She climbed up that too, and ran for about twenty feet until she came to the edge. She jumped off, landing into the moat, struggling to keep her head above water so that the chicken, which was still pecking peacefully at her scalp, wouldn't make any noise. She swam silently to the other side of the moat, past the inept guards who couldn't even hear Mokube as she clumsily swam, or more correctly, nearly drowned, across the moat. She climbed out, still unnoticed by the guards, and ran around the corner until she came to a dead end. There, she saw three things that differentiated from the usual. One, the door in the wall. Two, the secret passageway to her left. And three, the pointy, brown haired man in farm clothes.
"Hmm... He must be Manzu's niisan." Mokube said to herself and walked over to the sleeping man.
"Um... 'Scuse me, but your sister is waiting for you and..." Mokube stopped, realizing the man was clearly not listening. Well, duh, he was asleep after all.
"Hey! Wake up!" Mokube said as loudly as she could, not wanting to draw the guard's attention. She just wasn't in the mood to kick anybody's butt... yet.
Seeing this dilemma, the little chicken jumped off of Mokube's head and walked over to the sleeping man.
It pecked a bit at the man's pointy hair before slowly lowering it's head to his ear and let out a small, barely noticeable even to Mokube's sensitive ears, "Cluck."
"GAAAH!! NO! YOU LITTLE BUGGERS STAY AWAY FROM THAT!! THAT THERE'S A PRIVATE HENHOUSE, YA HEAR?!" He shot up, screaming. Mokube tensed up, sweatdropped and whipped her head around, expecting those idiot guards to come at any moment. But they didn't. Cause they're idiots. Yep...
"Shh! Please, I don't want the guards to find me! Please quiet down!" Mokube whispered fiercely, covering the man's mouth with her hand.
"Zomfrry..." He replied, or tried to anyways, Mokube's hand was still covering his mouth. (Translation: Sorry.)
"That's okay... What's you name?"
"I'm Tonda."
"Nice to meet you, IâEm Mokube. But in any case, your sister Manzu-san is looking for you and-!"
"Manzu! Ah, crap! I messed up real bad, leaving Manzu behind! Aw, man, I'm really gonna catch it from her now!" The man interrupted and then ran off leaving behind a cloud of dust and a confused, spiky haired girl.
"...Hey! Wait! You..." Mokube stopped, realizing the man was already gone, but still added, "...Forgot to take your chicken..." She sighed as the said chicken hopped onto her head, pecking lightly at her hair once again.
"Mokube, push these oh-so conveniently left milk boxes over to the side of the egde, then push one over miraculously not breaking it or making any noise, then push the other one onto it, climb on and then crawl into that hole. Okay?" Yuvi instructed, coming out of Mokube's pocket yet again.
"Um... Okay..." Mokube replied, confused. But she obeyed and after a few minutes of pushing, pulling, cursing and constant pecking on her head, Mokube had successfully moved the boxes to where Yuvi had instructed her to.
"Okay, Mr. Chicken, you go first!" Mokube said, just to get pecked in the nose afterwards.
"Sorry, sorry! Ms. Chicken, my mistake!" Mokube corrected herself, rubbing her nose. After the chicken had walked in and out of the tunnel that led even further into the castle's bowels, Mokube followed. On the other side was a fountain, of course, Mokube didn't realize that until she had fallen in and soaked the clothes that had just dried.
"Damnit..." She silently cursed, but continued. Walking along the iron fence, she came to a clearing where a single guard stood watch. When he turned his back, Mokube easily ran to the next clearing and behind the stone wall so no one saw her. This continued for awhile until she reached the final clearing. It was a large garden surrounded by the stone walls of the castle. Up ahead there were five steps leading to a small platform where a girl stood. She wore a piece of cloth on the top of her head, but you could clearly tell she was a blonde because her hair was so long it cascaded down her back. She hunched over, looking through a window in the wall.
Mokube nervously walked up to the girl, who was obviously the much talked about Princess Zoey.
"Ano..." She began, but at the sound of her voice, the blonde girl nearly jumped out of her skin and turned around, staring at Mokube like a deer caught in car headlights. Not that Hyrulian's HAD cars, but...
"Who ah ya?!" Princess Zoey asked, her voice dripping with a thick Brooklyn accent. Not that Hyrulian's had Brooklyn, either, buuuut...
Mokube stayed silent, mostly because she had no clue whatsoever what Zoey had just said.
"Howja get past tha gahds?!" She asked again, but Mokube still had no idea what she had just said.
"..........Iz thatta...... A faerie?!" She exclaimed, pointing at the equally confused Yuvi.
"Uh.... Yeah?" Mokube answered, uncertain.
"Den are ya... Den are y'all from da fowest?" She asked again.
".........Yes...?"
"Den... Den, y'all wooden't happen tah haf tha spiritual stone of da fowest, wouldja? Dat green an' shinin' stone? Dah ya haf it?"
"..." Mokube just stared.
Yuvi finally stepped in, "Let me translate. She wants to know if you have the spiritual stone of the forest. The green stone that Deku-sama gave you." She explained and Mokube let out a, "Oooh..."
"Yes, I have it." She replied to the Princess who looked intently at her with big brown eyes.
Zoey giggled and Mokube's right eye twitched, "Justaz I thought!"
She continued, "I 'ad a dream... In it, dahk stohm clowds were billowin' ovah the landa Hyrule. But suddenly, a rayah light shot outta the fowest, pahted the clowds an' lit up tha ground. Tha light turned inta a figya hohdin' a green an' shinin' stone, fallahd by ya faerie..." In the meantime, Mokube just sat there, trying not to have an aneurysm before the conversation was over and done with.
"I know dis wuz a prophecy, dat sumone would come from da fowest..." She continued, and Mokube nodded, finally beginning to understand what was being said.
"Ano... Hai, I'm from the forest and I have the green stone. ...And Yuvi is a faerie, and she follows me around... Yup..." Mokube replied as best she could.
"Yeah, I thought ya might be tha one... Oh! I'm sowwy! Ah gaht so caught up wit mah story, Ah didn't even properly intrahduce mahself!" Zoey said, smacking her head melodramatically, "Ah'm Zoey, Princess of Hyrule. Wut's yo' name?" She asked.
"I'm Mokube, freak of nature of Kokiri." Mokube replied, figuring she should tell the princess what she was to make it sound as 'proper' as the Princess had.
"Mokube, huh? It sounds fahmilya'... Awright, Mokube! Ah'll tell ya tha secret of tha Sacred Shadow Realm!" Zoey said, looking determined.
"Um... Okay..." Mokube replied with a raised eyebrow, something that wasn't uncommon in this conversation.
"Tha legend goes like dis... Tha three go'den goddesses, Ah assume ya know of dem, hid da triforce somewhere in Hyrule. Tha triforce has tha powah ta grant one wish. If a person wit a good haht has 'is wish granted, it will lead Hyrule ta a time of prosperity. But, if a person wit a bad haht has 'is wish granted, it will lead ta a... Well, it won't be pleasant, dat's fo' show... Dat's why tha ancient sages hid tha triforce in tha Temple ah Time! Tha Temple ah Time iz da entrance ta tha Sacred Shadow Realm from our world. Howevah, to git inta tha Sacred Shadow Realm, ya gonna need tha three spiritual stones ta open tha Door of Time. Ya also need dis..." Zoey said, reaching into a pocket in her dress and pulling out an ocarina. It was shiny and silver, and extremely beautiful.
"Tha Ocarina ah Time!" She said, showing Mokube the instrument.
"Wow... It's stunning." Mokube commented.
"Mokube... Der wuz anoder element in mah dream. Tha dahk storm clowds... Ah bileed... Ah bahleeve dey symbolize dat man in der!" Zoey cried, pointing to a man clad in black armor. Bowing to the king, Mokube assumed, but the king couldn't be seen. The man in black armor had long, straight, white hair and look fairly sophisticated to anyone who couldn't sense otherwise. Mokube, however, could sense these things. She could sense his evil intentions and his terrible power as it emitted off of him. Mokube stepped foward, looking through the window more intensely, trying to get a good look at the man's face. Without warning, the man turned around, looking right into Mokube's eyes.
Fear overwhelmed her looking into that man's eyes. It was like staring into a raging fire. A fire that was entrapped in a wall of ice. Like a beast held back by chains that could keep it from wreaking havoc for only so long. Mokube stepped back on impulse. She could help it. She had to get away from those eyes.
Zoey noticed this, "Whut's wrong? Did he see ya?" Mokube could only nod.
"Dun worry, he 'as no clue whut we're plannin'... yet!" Zoey said, giggling. Mokube just nodded again, forcing out the picture of him from her mind.
Mokube turned to Zoey, "Didn't you tell your father about your dream?"
"...Yeah, I to'd 'im... Howevah, he din't bileed it was a prophasay!" Zoey replied in a huff, "Ah'm tellin' ya, dat evil man wants nothin' less den tha triforce! He wants ta take ovah Hyrule, no, tha entiya world!" She cried and took Mokube's hands into her own, "We ah tha only ones who can pratect Hyrule!" Zoey said, looking into Mokube's eyes, as if asking her if she would still do so after all she had heard. Mokube nodded with determination, not to mention a little blush, and Zoey replied, "Thank you."
"We need tha otha spiritual stones, though. Dat's where YOU come in." Zoey said, taking out a fancy piece of stationary, a quill pen and ink. She scribbled some things down on it and handed it to Mokube, "Here. Now, Ah will stay here an' pratect the Ocarina ah Time. You go an' collect tha remaining two stones, okay?" She said and Mokube nodded again, "Ah will pratect this ocarina with mah life! Dat man will not haf it!"
"Ahem."
Both Mokube and Zoey turned to the sound. Mokube's eyes widened when they found the person who had made it. It was a woman, very tall and scantily clad. She had long, blonde hair and her face was all done up with makeup. Of course, Mokube didn't know right then that it was makeup. Nobody, not even the older girls, wore makeup in Kokiri. So Mokube simply thought she naturally that beautiful. Her arms were crossed and she stared at Mokube. Zoey smiled and nodded at the woman and she nodded back, smiling at Mokube.
"If tha gahds find ya, there'll be trouble. Mah nanny, Imai, will show ya outta tha castle." Zoey instructed. Mokube nodded and walked over to Imai, a bit nervously at first, intimidated by the woman's height.
Imai spoke first, "Everything the princess has said is correct. She is never wrong." She stated.
'I'm glad one of us is sure of that, I only understood every fifth word!' Mokube thought.
"I, too, had a role in the princesses dream. I am supposed to teach a song to you. I assume you are going to play with that ocarina?" She asked and Mokube nodded, taking out the instrument and smiled. Seto was more help than they both knew.
Imai proceeded to whistle three notes, then repeat them to create a simply yet pretty melody. Mokube repeated Imai's example, quite clumsily, on her faerie ocarina.
"Yes, that's it!" Imai said proudly, "This song will prove that you are connected to the Royal Family and grant you passage to places necessary on your journey that you would otherwise not be able to go into. Come now, we must leave." She said, and began to walk away. Mokube followed as she was lead into a secret passageway that led out of the castle. Zoey watched them go, smiling.
"Good luck, Mokube. You'll need it!" She said to herself, smiling. When all of a sudden, she felt a light pecking on her head.
"Hey! Wait! You..." She started, but Mokube was already gone.
"...You fo'got yo' chicken..." She finished and sweatdropped as the poultry clucked and pecked at her hair once more.
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"Alright then, here we are!" Imai announced as the sudden afternoon light hit Mokube like a ton of... really shiny bricks...?
"You see that mountain over there?" Imai asked Mokube, pointing upwards and to the left where a set of steps led to somewhere unknown. Above it, there was a great mountain with a ring of smoke billowed around the top of the said mountain.
"That is Death Mountain. Below it is my birthplace, Khnemetamun Village. Before, it was only open to the Sharifa's, my people. But it is now opened to anyone... It is getting late, if you want to risk trying to make it there by sunset then go ahead, but I would advise against it. I suggest you go to Domino Ranch, I hear you're acquainted with two of the inhabitants." Imai said and Mokube's eyes narrowed.
"How did you know-?" She began, but Imai interrupted her.
"Take a look around you, Mokube." She ordered and Mokube did, "We... Iie, you must protect this land. It is more than obvious that no one will be willing to help you on this dangerous quest, besides Yuvi, that is. I hate to put such a burden on a little girl's shoulder's, but we honestly have no choice. You are our only hope. You must protect this beautiful land of Hyrule... Anyways, Death Mountain is the home of the Garain people. They posses the second Spiritual Stone, the Garain's Ruby. The king has it, but only those who know that melody I just taught you are granted passage to his whereabouts."
Mokube looked at Seto's ocarina, "Does the melody you just taught me have a name?"
Imai thought for a minute, "Yes... It's Zoey's Lullaby. I used to sing it to her when she was an infant. She was so fussy, she wouldn't go to sleep until I sang it to her." Imai smiled at the memory.
"Okay then, I'll do my very best!" Mokube exclaimed, giving Imai the 'V' for victory sign with a grin. Imai nodded, and with a flick of her wrist and a cloud of smoke, she was gone. Mokube blinked at her sudden disappearance, but shook herself out of it when she realized sunset was approaching fast. She began to run to Domino ranch, which wasn't very far away. She'd have to catch up on her sleep tonight, for tomorrow was the start of a new day, and new hardships to go with it.
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Phew! Another really long chapter! I guess I should be getting used to 'em... Oh, and as for those names, you guessed it! They're Egyptian!
Khnemetamun - I dunno the meaning, I just needed something with a 'K.'
Sharifa - An Egyptian name for a female. It means, "Respected." Which certainly describes the Sheikah's, doesn't it?
Garain - Is derived from Garai, which means, "Settled." Gorons are almost always found sleeping on the ground, so I think 'settled' is a good way to put it!
That's it for today's lesson, people! Now... REVIEW!! ^_^
