Note: This has taken me quite a while to write. Three days so far. I'm in debt two chapters, and it'll probably be three by the time I get this done. My excuse? Now, I can't figure out for the life of me how this happened, but I've gotten stuck reading Harry/Ginny Harry Potter fics. I'm scared. This is actually scaring me more than when I started writing a romance fic. Someone shoot me, then plug my brain into a computer so the story can continue. OK, on with what I wrote when I started three days ago. (Note, once I catch up, any messages saying I was ever behind will be deleted.)
Yeah, this is going to be one of the rare times when I respond to a review, and it's even rarer in the fact that I'm doing it before the chapter. As far as the one-sided thing goes, I'm not sure exactly what you mean, but I'll put it this way; the true Fierce Deity is much stronger than an Oni-Link wearing the mask, so it'll be a pretty even match when they make it back to the moon. Don't worry. I plan to keep it interesting. And, yes, the relationship factor is fairly large, but I'm trying to keep it balanced.
Also, this story didn't really start out about Malon and Zelda exclusively, although that's how it formed. It's really been more about the switching factor, although that's only happened twice and probably won't be brought back. I don't really want to overuse it.
Okay, with that out of the way, this chapter will mark my turn into yet another new genre. When I started, I was completely new, and the fantasy/sci-fi (if that's where you'd place it) category was new to me. Then I took a violent turn into the romance area. That was new and scary. Very scary. Now, I am going to make an attempt to try out the action/adventure genre. Oh, I changed the letter in the last chapter. Go back and re-read it or the rest won't make sense. This'll kinda be like Four Swords.
The Deity's Escape
Chapter 5
Day Thirteen, First Day, First Three Day Cycle: 1:00 PM; 65 Hours Remain
Woodfall
This just wasn't working. They had tried playing the Sonata of Awakening on every instrument they knew. The Deku Pipes, Goron Drum, Zora Guitar, Ocarina of Time, and Sheik's harp all failed to raise the temple. Finally, all six of them took an instrument and played together. The temple rose, this time with a bridge for the five without Deku Masks.
They had decided to visit the temples in the same order that Link had seven years (or six days, depending on your preference) ago. When they arrived in the swamp, they were shocked. Everything was bone dry. Nobody could figure out what happened to all the water. That is, until they entered Woodfall. The water, which would have come up to their waists now, was so deep that if one of them stood on another's shoulders while the other was at the bottom, the top person wouldn't have been able to reach the surface to breathe. It seemed that the bottom had dropped and the platforms had risen, otherwise the entrance would have been underwater. They rose the temple and entered.
The inside of the temple had changed dramatically. There were three switches. One could only be reached by a Deku Flower, one needed the weight of a Goron, and the last was underwater. It would have been no problem except that the Elegy of Emptiness didn't work outside Ikana Valley. Malon, Zelda, and Saria used their masks to step on the switches, creating a bridge for Link, Tael, and Fado to cross. Malon went through some doors deep underwater, while Zelda took a Goron roll to a jump. Saria used the Deku Flowers in the room to get across. They stepped through the next door and into the temple.
After making their way through a very teamwork-oriented temple, they reached the boss room. Inside, they were faced with an enhanced Odolwa. This new Masked Jungle Warrior was awful to defeat. Saria donned the Deku Mask and dived into the flower. At the exact same time, she sprung out from underneath the monster, Zelda rolled into him, and Malon fired her fins at his mask. The three Oni-Links positioned themselves around him and fired discs of magic at him from three sides. As soon as he was beaten, they collected his remains and stepped into the light. They were whisked away to the realm of the giants of Termina. The giant was speaking in his strange language again, and the fairies had to translate, much like Tatl had done seven years ago. "The Fierce Deity has come back to power. You must stop him. His power is far greater than that of Majora. You must awaken my three brothers, as well as the lost fifth giant. You will know where to find him when the time comes.
"You may not be aware of this, but the time you spend in the temples is sped up. While it may seem that you have only been gone for a couple hours, the moon is to crash tonight. Also, you may not be aware of this, but your masks are not at full power. You must steal some of the Deity's energy before you can proceed. Make haste back to Clock Town, while there is still time!" They were all dropped off in the room below the temple where the Deku Princess was once held captive.
"The giants never talked that much last time. No matter. We have to get back to the Clock Tower!" Link ran out of the temple before he was finished. Outside, the swamp had other ideas. The bottom of the swamp was rising again, and the temple was going with it. The water was being forced out of the entrance and into the swamp, and the level in relation to the temple was dropping quickly. Soon, they were faced with a huge drop down to the bottom of the swamp. The temple started to lower itself and the group ran out. As soon as they exited Woodfall, six choruses of the Song of Soaring were played, and the six disappeared in a hurricane of feathers.
Yeah, that was a strange one, no? I apologize for the long wait, I have no idea how I got started reading Harry/Ginny fics. I would have been faster to get this up, but I decided to read one more story before working on the chapter again. Unfortunately, the next story I was interested in was 49 chapters long. Of course, if I keep writing this, I'll be there before too long, won't I? Eek. Random note, if anyone wants to know how Neo stopped the Sentinels at the end of the Matrix Reloaded, e-mail me or IM me. Really, it gets explained towards the end of the Enter the Matrix game if you play as Niobe. The part where she goes to see the oracle. Just a random, unrelated note.
Back to my story, review and tell me what you think. I feel like I'm moving in a strange direction here; I'm halfway between an overused storyline and something that's completely original. I don't know exactly what I'm doing here, but I'm sure that it will make sense soon. By the way, I think I should have referred them to Oni-Link, Oni-Tael, and Oni-Fado, but Oni-Links was just short. Yeah, so I'm going to quit ranting and get started on Friday's overdue chapter 34 (chapter 6).
Yeah, this is going to be one of the rare times when I respond to a review, and it's even rarer in the fact that I'm doing it before the chapter. As far as the one-sided thing goes, I'm not sure exactly what you mean, but I'll put it this way; the true Fierce Deity is much stronger than an Oni-Link wearing the mask, so it'll be a pretty even match when they make it back to the moon. Don't worry. I plan to keep it interesting. And, yes, the relationship factor is fairly large, but I'm trying to keep it balanced.
Also, this story didn't really start out about Malon and Zelda exclusively, although that's how it formed. It's really been more about the switching factor, although that's only happened twice and probably won't be brought back. I don't really want to overuse it.
Okay, with that out of the way, this chapter will mark my turn into yet another new genre. When I started, I was completely new, and the fantasy/sci-fi (if that's where you'd place it) category was new to me. Then I took a violent turn into the romance area. That was new and scary. Very scary. Now, I am going to make an attempt to try out the action/adventure genre. Oh, I changed the letter in the last chapter. Go back and re-read it or the rest won't make sense. This'll kinda be like Four Swords.
The Deity's Escape
Chapter 5
Day Thirteen, First Day, First Three Day Cycle: 1:00 PM; 65 Hours Remain
Woodfall
This just wasn't working. They had tried playing the Sonata of Awakening on every instrument they knew. The Deku Pipes, Goron Drum, Zora Guitar, Ocarina of Time, and Sheik's harp all failed to raise the temple. Finally, all six of them took an instrument and played together. The temple rose, this time with a bridge for the five without Deku Masks.
They had decided to visit the temples in the same order that Link had seven years (or six days, depending on your preference) ago. When they arrived in the swamp, they were shocked. Everything was bone dry. Nobody could figure out what happened to all the water. That is, until they entered Woodfall. The water, which would have come up to their waists now, was so deep that if one of them stood on another's shoulders while the other was at the bottom, the top person wouldn't have been able to reach the surface to breathe. It seemed that the bottom had dropped and the platforms had risen, otherwise the entrance would have been underwater. They rose the temple and entered.
The inside of the temple had changed dramatically. There were three switches. One could only be reached by a Deku Flower, one needed the weight of a Goron, and the last was underwater. It would have been no problem except that the Elegy of Emptiness didn't work outside Ikana Valley. Malon, Zelda, and Saria used their masks to step on the switches, creating a bridge for Link, Tael, and Fado to cross. Malon went through some doors deep underwater, while Zelda took a Goron roll to a jump. Saria used the Deku Flowers in the room to get across. They stepped through the next door and into the temple.
After making their way through a very teamwork-oriented temple, they reached the boss room. Inside, they were faced with an enhanced Odolwa. This new Masked Jungle Warrior was awful to defeat. Saria donned the Deku Mask and dived into the flower. At the exact same time, she sprung out from underneath the monster, Zelda rolled into him, and Malon fired her fins at his mask. The three Oni-Links positioned themselves around him and fired discs of magic at him from three sides. As soon as he was beaten, they collected his remains and stepped into the light. They were whisked away to the realm of the giants of Termina. The giant was speaking in his strange language again, and the fairies had to translate, much like Tatl had done seven years ago. "The Fierce Deity has come back to power. You must stop him. His power is far greater than that of Majora. You must awaken my three brothers, as well as the lost fifth giant. You will know where to find him when the time comes.
"You may not be aware of this, but the time you spend in the temples is sped up. While it may seem that you have only been gone for a couple hours, the moon is to crash tonight. Also, you may not be aware of this, but your masks are not at full power. You must steal some of the Deity's energy before you can proceed. Make haste back to Clock Town, while there is still time!" They were all dropped off in the room below the temple where the Deku Princess was once held captive.
"The giants never talked that much last time. No matter. We have to get back to the Clock Tower!" Link ran out of the temple before he was finished. Outside, the swamp had other ideas. The bottom of the swamp was rising again, and the temple was going with it. The water was being forced out of the entrance and into the swamp, and the level in relation to the temple was dropping quickly. Soon, they were faced with a huge drop down to the bottom of the swamp. The temple started to lower itself and the group ran out. As soon as they exited Woodfall, six choruses of the Song of Soaring were played, and the six disappeared in a hurricane of feathers.
Yeah, that was a strange one, no? I apologize for the long wait, I have no idea how I got started reading Harry/Ginny fics. I would have been faster to get this up, but I decided to read one more story before working on the chapter again. Unfortunately, the next story I was interested in was 49 chapters long. Of course, if I keep writing this, I'll be there before too long, won't I? Eek. Random note, if anyone wants to know how Neo stopped the Sentinels at the end of the Matrix Reloaded, e-mail me or IM me. Really, it gets explained towards the end of the Enter the Matrix game if you play as Niobe. The part where she goes to see the oracle. Just a random, unrelated note.
Back to my story, review and tell me what you think. I feel like I'm moving in a strange direction here; I'm halfway between an overused storyline and something that's completely original. I don't know exactly what I'm doing here, but I'm sure that it will make sense soon. By the way, I think I should have referred them to Oni-Link, Oni-Tael, and Oni-Fado, but Oni-Links was just short. Yeah, so I'm going to quit ranting and get started on Friday's overdue chapter 34 (chapter 6).