*Glances at last chapter* Okay, that's where we were. Honestly, I had so
much fun with my other story that I pretty much forgot about this one.
Also, my brain was really fried from school and work. But you can flame me
on how late I've been, just not on my story!
Chapter 10 'Too Much Movement'
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"Link, slow down!" Malon gasped. "It's too dry!"
"Malon, we've got to hurry! Otherwise.." Link trailed off, but Malon understood what he was about to say. They had almost reached the dark cloud of thick swirling sand. It whipped against their bare faces in stinging gusts of wind. The air was thick and humid.
"Link, what are we supposed to do when we get there?" Malon shouted, getting a mouthful of sand in the process. Link shielded his eyes to gaze at the cloud. Then he answered. "Well, we'll most likely have to go through a bunch of bosses, then beat him." Malon thought for a second.
"Who the hell is Harienif?" she screamed. He turned to look at her. "What?" he yelled back. Her eyes were large, and he stared at her in alarm. "Did you say Harienif?" Malon nodded. "Jessin told me that Harienif didn't want you to get to the temple, so he moved the posts!!!" Link stared at her. "Karienif?" he asked so quietly that she almost didn't hear him. She shrugged her shoulders.
Just then, a huge jolt sent Malon and Link to their knees. They looked up in time to see the storm moving. It started towards the fortress, to Link's horror. "Oh, shit," he muttered. It passed swiftly over the stone buildings and beyond. Soon all they could hear was a horrible wind blowing. Link pulled Malon to her feet. "Dammit, it's moving towards the Castle Town!" he swore. "Karienif must've had a twin, and...." Link stopped. "This is really not good," he finished angrily. Malon grabbed his hand.
"Let's go!" she said. They started running through the now clear desert towards the fortress.
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"Holy.." Malon murmured as they entered the gates. Sand lay in thick blankets over everything. Here and there were a few Gerudos who had escaped being trapped beneath the sand. Akanai's daughter Zeta ran towards them.
"Link! My mother is trapped! You've got to help!" she pleaded. Link looked down at the young girl. Her eyes were brimming with tears, nearly crying, something you normally don't see a Gerudo do.
"Alright. Malon, we'll have to wait for a little while to follow that cloud." He turned back to Zeta. "Where was she?"
"Follow me!" The girl turned and ran. Link turned to Malon. "You help the others. I'll be back as soon as I can." He kissed her cheek and ran after Zeta. Malon immediately went to the aid of the other Gerudos.
Link hurried after her, almost losing sight of her a couple times.
"Here!" Zeta called, waving at him. He stopped alongside her, spying a stick in the ground where she marked where Akanai was.
"Got a shovel?" he asked grimly. Zeta handed him a small spade. "It's all we have left." Link took it. "It'll work. Come on, help me out!" They started digging.
"We've got to dig faster!" Zeta hissed as they dug. "She won't make it if we go at it like this!" The two dug faster, Zeta using her bare hands. Link gritted his teeth as sand flew into his eyes; stinging them and making them water. "How far below is she?" he asked. Zeta groaned.
"I have no clue. Two or three feet, maybe." Link grinned a little. "Well, we've dug about a foot now." He glanced up and saw a few others help a young girl to her feet. "Hey!" he shouted. "Help us out here!" A few more came to their aid. Soon, another foot was dug, and another.
"I got her!" Zeta cried. They all dug faster, uncovering more and more of Akanai's body. When they finally heaved her out of the hole, she was limp and unconscious. Link felt her pulse and opened her eyes. Then he looked up at the Gerudos, and picked the dead queen up in his arms. Zeta was now crying, not a sign of weakness, but of affection.
"I'm sorry," Link mumbled, casting his eyes down. A Gerudo reached out a hand and unclasped the silver chain that hung around Akanai's neck. A large yellow stone was wrought in silver chain mail. She hung it around the sobbing girl's neck and hugged her. "All hail Queen Zeta," the woman whispered. The Gerudos that surrounded them all hung their heads and chanted a phrase in a language Link didn't know. Two women took Akanai's body from him and walked away, and the others followed suit, Zeta leading them. Link went in search of Malon.
When he found her, she smiled weakly. "I heard about Akanai," she said. He hugged her to him. "She was a good friend," he muttered. She hugged him tightly.
"There weren't too many under the sand. They're all out, so we better get on the track of that storm," Malon said sadly. Link nodded. The couple headed towards the exit, before any Gerudos spotted them.
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Link and Malon flew across the field on Epona. It seemed that half the field was covered in sand. They could see the storm hovering over the town.
"I don't think we'll make it!" Malon shouted in Link's ear. He jumped at the abrupt sound. Then he grinned.
"Yeah, we will!" he yelled back. They traveled on silently, save the rush of the wind and Epona's hooves pounding the hard earth.
"Oh, my..." Malon left the rest of the sentence unfinished as they came over a small slope and into the view of the town. Everything was covered. The winding river that snaked through the field was clogged in a gurgling mass of muddy sand. Link groaned. "This'll be harder than I ever thought," he mumbled. Malon touched his shoulder. "They've got Aevia," she reminded him. He nodded. "Sometimes I wish I hadn't been picked for this job." Malon giggled. "But you're really good at it. If you weren't, then you'd be dead, and I wouldn't have my hero." Link smiled and kissed her passionately. "I'm glad," he whispered.
"We can save this for later," she whispered back. He grinned. "Yeah, I guess. Let's go." They crossed the bridge, now covered in a foot of sand, and entered town.
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Guys, I am REALLY sorry I haven't updated. I recently got in trouble and couldn't update for a while, and then I had work and major writer's block. I was really stuck. So, I took a short vacation. Sorry to make you all mad. Flame me if it makes you feel better.
Thanks, though, for the support. If you have suggestions, tell me.
Chapter 10 'Too Much Movement'
~*~*~*~*~*~*~
"Link, slow down!" Malon gasped. "It's too dry!"
"Malon, we've got to hurry! Otherwise.." Link trailed off, but Malon understood what he was about to say. They had almost reached the dark cloud of thick swirling sand. It whipped against their bare faces in stinging gusts of wind. The air was thick and humid.
"Link, what are we supposed to do when we get there?" Malon shouted, getting a mouthful of sand in the process. Link shielded his eyes to gaze at the cloud. Then he answered. "Well, we'll most likely have to go through a bunch of bosses, then beat him." Malon thought for a second.
"Who the hell is Harienif?" she screamed. He turned to look at her. "What?" he yelled back. Her eyes were large, and he stared at her in alarm. "Did you say Harienif?" Malon nodded. "Jessin told me that Harienif didn't want you to get to the temple, so he moved the posts!!!" Link stared at her. "Karienif?" he asked so quietly that she almost didn't hear him. She shrugged her shoulders.
Just then, a huge jolt sent Malon and Link to their knees. They looked up in time to see the storm moving. It started towards the fortress, to Link's horror. "Oh, shit," he muttered. It passed swiftly over the stone buildings and beyond. Soon all they could hear was a horrible wind blowing. Link pulled Malon to her feet. "Dammit, it's moving towards the Castle Town!" he swore. "Karienif must've had a twin, and...." Link stopped. "This is really not good," he finished angrily. Malon grabbed his hand.
"Let's go!" she said. They started running through the now clear desert towards the fortress.
~*~*~*~
"Holy.." Malon murmured as they entered the gates. Sand lay in thick blankets over everything. Here and there were a few Gerudos who had escaped being trapped beneath the sand. Akanai's daughter Zeta ran towards them.
"Link! My mother is trapped! You've got to help!" she pleaded. Link looked down at the young girl. Her eyes were brimming with tears, nearly crying, something you normally don't see a Gerudo do.
"Alright. Malon, we'll have to wait for a little while to follow that cloud." He turned back to Zeta. "Where was she?"
"Follow me!" The girl turned and ran. Link turned to Malon. "You help the others. I'll be back as soon as I can." He kissed her cheek and ran after Zeta. Malon immediately went to the aid of the other Gerudos.
Link hurried after her, almost losing sight of her a couple times.
"Here!" Zeta called, waving at him. He stopped alongside her, spying a stick in the ground where she marked where Akanai was.
"Got a shovel?" he asked grimly. Zeta handed him a small spade. "It's all we have left." Link took it. "It'll work. Come on, help me out!" They started digging.
"We've got to dig faster!" Zeta hissed as they dug. "She won't make it if we go at it like this!" The two dug faster, Zeta using her bare hands. Link gritted his teeth as sand flew into his eyes; stinging them and making them water. "How far below is she?" he asked. Zeta groaned.
"I have no clue. Two or three feet, maybe." Link grinned a little. "Well, we've dug about a foot now." He glanced up and saw a few others help a young girl to her feet. "Hey!" he shouted. "Help us out here!" A few more came to their aid. Soon, another foot was dug, and another.
"I got her!" Zeta cried. They all dug faster, uncovering more and more of Akanai's body. When they finally heaved her out of the hole, she was limp and unconscious. Link felt her pulse and opened her eyes. Then he looked up at the Gerudos, and picked the dead queen up in his arms. Zeta was now crying, not a sign of weakness, but of affection.
"I'm sorry," Link mumbled, casting his eyes down. A Gerudo reached out a hand and unclasped the silver chain that hung around Akanai's neck. A large yellow stone was wrought in silver chain mail. She hung it around the sobbing girl's neck and hugged her. "All hail Queen Zeta," the woman whispered. The Gerudos that surrounded them all hung their heads and chanted a phrase in a language Link didn't know. Two women took Akanai's body from him and walked away, and the others followed suit, Zeta leading them. Link went in search of Malon.
When he found her, she smiled weakly. "I heard about Akanai," she said. He hugged her to him. "She was a good friend," he muttered. She hugged him tightly.
"There weren't too many under the sand. They're all out, so we better get on the track of that storm," Malon said sadly. Link nodded. The couple headed towards the exit, before any Gerudos spotted them.
~*~*~*~*~*~*
Link and Malon flew across the field on Epona. It seemed that half the field was covered in sand. They could see the storm hovering over the town.
"I don't think we'll make it!" Malon shouted in Link's ear. He jumped at the abrupt sound. Then he grinned.
"Yeah, we will!" he yelled back. They traveled on silently, save the rush of the wind and Epona's hooves pounding the hard earth.
"Oh, my..." Malon left the rest of the sentence unfinished as they came over a small slope and into the view of the town. Everything was covered. The winding river that snaked through the field was clogged in a gurgling mass of muddy sand. Link groaned. "This'll be harder than I ever thought," he mumbled. Malon touched his shoulder. "They've got Aevia," she reminded him. He nodded. "Sometimes I wish I hadn't been picked for this job." Malon giggled. "But you're really good at it. If you weren't, then you'd be dead, and I wouldn't have my hero." Link smiled and kissed her passionately. "I'm glad," he whispered.
"We can save this for later," she whispered back. He grinned. "Yeah, I guess. Let's go." They crossed the bridge, now covered in a foot of sand, and entered town.
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Guys, I am REALLY sorry I haven't updated. I recently got in trouble and couldn't update for a while, and then I had work and major writer's block. I was really stuck. So, I took a short vacation. Sorry to make you all mad. Flame me if it makes you feel better.
Thanks, though, for the support. If you have suggestions, tell me.
