Disclaimer: Don't own Zelda, don't own Ymota U, Zyuiu, Rowrun, Rhia D'nalz, Lindsay, or Prince André…etc.
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Outtakes!
(Chapter 9)
Ymota U sat down to meditate. She felt the aura of the room turn dark and evil, just like her. When she could change the aura of a room, it thrilled her. The evil was inhaled into the lungs, and spread through the bloodstream. The evil became a part of her. She thought, as the evil joined with her, beat through her veins in time with her heart's pumping, of Damion. Damion had been a supporter of Ganondorf, powerful in his own way. He specialized in deception. With the fall of the Evil One, Damion had fallen out of his power, though no one knew why. Some said Ganondorf had joined their souls so that if one fell, the other would be there to pick the other back up. She had heard rumors, through networks of fallen dark agents of the Evil One, that Damion had come to Hyrule Proper, but none of the rumors had said anything about what he was doing there. Now Ymota U knew, and she liked it. Murder the princess, and if that doesn't work, take both Zelda and Link out in one fell swoop. But she wasn't so sure she wanted Link to die. If her seduction worked well enough, she could force the Triforce from him, then give it to Damion. And then Link would be hers…
Ymota U was so deep in her meditation that she didn't hear the knocking on the door. She did realized that she was in deep shit when the door was flung open and Zyuiu stood there. Ymota U looked at her darkly glowing candles and sucked her breath in. Zyuiu looked extremely angry, and the candles and incense burning didn't seem to help. Her cheeks were flushed scarlet, her eyes glinting with unshowing tears.
"What is going on?" Zyuiu whispered.
"Um…aromatherapy," Ymota U said.
That seemed to break Zyuiu's final straw. Hot, angry tears welled in her eyes but did not spill. "Ymota U, DON'T YOU KNOW HOW EXPENSIVE IT IS?" she said.
Ymota U looked at Zyuiu from her place on the floor. "You're wrong," she said in a whisper.
"What?" Zyuiu demanded.
Ymota U smiled bitterly. "THEY'RE
CHEAP AT ZELLERS!!" she said, a sudden bitter-edged laugh in her voice. "And
you—you were just too blind to see it. You, the money wise Zyuiu. Being so
noble as to give your money to
charity! BAH! LIKE THAT ISN'T WASTEFUL! WHAT WOULD THEY USE IT FOR?"
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Thanks Zappermon!
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You know how sometimes to advertise things, people do "So&So, on ___" and then give a quote? (Kind of like advice) Here's some for If Darkness…
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Rowrun, on love: "Wheeee! I'm a chicken!"
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Lindsay, on relationships: "I have a sword and I know how to use it, buddy."
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Rhia D'nalz, on giant fanged chickens: "Mommy!"
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Shiek, on playing hard to get: Shiek let the electricity crackle a bit, then flung Link to the dust. "Looking for me? Well then, mama's boy, catch me…if you can!"
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Ymota U, on inspiration: "The darkness doesn't bother me, and I don't feel the pain. I am at ease with my forgotten evil, and I am unreal only because reality has abandoned me. There are choices we all make. Mine was to forsake the light and embrace my pain. Mine were to forget and to exist on a higher plain than your reality. So make your choices, whatever they may be. Make your choices, even if you will be hated for them. Whatever you do…don't regret them."
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The author, on disclaimers: "Sheist, I'm like the Energizer bunny!"
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(Chapter 3)
Lindsay hadn't gotten far when the first strange thing of the day happened. She was innocently looking up at the gorgeous sunrise—it was unusually red this morning—when she saw a figure on the roof beside her. It was a chicken. It fell off the roof with a splut.
Lindsay hurried over to the chicken. It was wearing a skintight blue body bodysuit, with ragged bandages covering its beak and the top of its head. Lindsay grinned and clapped her hands. "All right! Hylian fried chicken!"
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(Chapter 11)
Shiek, with all her clothes on, entered the Tourney gates, followed by Link. "Who won?" Shiek asked the registrar.
"By default, since the entire lot of you didn't show up again in time for a fight," the registrar said. "The giant chicken."
Shiek and Link looked at one another. "The giant chicken?"
"Sure. The one that the little archseer made appear the other week," said the registrar. "Which reminds me, there's a party tonight for everyone who participated in the Tourney."
"Yeah?" Link said. "What's on the menu?"
"Chicken."
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(Chapter 11)
"Rhia," returned Shiek and Zelda, speaking as one. "What are you doing here?"
The little one, Rhia, looked around and shrugged. She pulled out a carrot and gnawed on it a moment. "Guess I should've turned right in Albuquerque…"
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(for everyone who didn't get that one, it was a vague reference to Bugs Bunny…)
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That's all I can think of, folks, I'll add more if you send
me ideas!
Lil' Blue Muse: As you can see, she's doing everything she can to be *not* done
with If Darknes…hehe…
Me: Yes.
Lindsay—Thanks for being the first to submit a character!
Winkybunnion—What would we ever have done without Rhia??
Zappermon—Zyuiu was a big help, and god knows what would've happened to my poor story without Ymota U! I hadn't the faintest idea what to do when the big conflict would come, and then you came with Ymota U…
OmniGG—And where, oh where, would we be without ChickenRowrun, the Master of Love? Thanks for letting me abuse RoRo *just* a little!
André—Thanks for Prince André, thanks for wanting a cool weapon so I could come up with the Sword of Power (and the Sword of Healing). The story would've sucked without you! And don't worry…you're both still in the Order! Hehe…
Canihavea-soda: Thanks much for Alca, even though I almost forgot to use her…
Everybody—Thank you so much for reading! It wouldn't have been the same without all the random feedback!
Over and out—
Winged One