WHEN WORLDS COLLIDE
By Katt006
September 21st 00: Me again! No I'm not dead, just had a load of exams and assignments before going on my September holidays. In this chapter I made an attempt of an action scene, don't really know how it turned out so I'll let you decide. Pleeeeeeeeease write a review! My stories seem deprived and I really want to know what my small group of viewers think of them.
NOTE: This is my unedited copy. Meaning that you will most likely find spelling and grammar errors. However I've sent this off to my editor ¥*~§tarDragon~*¥ to look it over for me. When it's done, I'll post up the proper version here…
(Ganondorf's re-grasp)
*Dedicated to my friend Samoan Gard
CHAPTER 7:
The blood drained from Link's face at the mere statement. "Us? Joining…IT?!" he stammered in disbelief. "What gave you such a crazy idea to let that… creature join us?! He could have almost killed us!"
Impa had already contemplated this and replied, "Well, I see it this way… We are all well aware that Ganondorf is going to bust himself out of the seal of time sooner or later, there is no stopping it. His power is slowly growing and when he breaks free, the porthole to the future will be severed. Meaning that you may not be of a worthy status in fighting skills if he breaks out before we're ready."
Link raised an eyebrow in question. "And your point is…?"
Impa continued, "Well I'm saying that this time will be different. We need everyone we can get, even if they are a bit reluctant… You see, this boy has just as much potential as you do. We can't let this kid fall under Ganondorf's rule."
Link looked down in defeat. "Oh, I see now. It doesn't look like we really have a choice. But if he's still in a bad mood you can count me out!"
Navi playfully jabbed herself into the young boy's ribs. "Why? You aren't scared of him are you?" She teased. "If you really want, you can remain here and help Malon feed the chickens, Mr. Hero of time."
Link's features screwed in suspicion. "You aren't trying to hint something are you?" he inquired.
Navi grinned. "Not really. I'm just saying that you can defeat evil and power-hungry demons but you can't bear to team up with a lost alien." She continued to tease as she tucked her small hands under her arms and waved her elbows up and down while making clucking noises. She annoyingly flew in circles around Link's head. However, Link didn't tolerate the teasing for long. When Navi flew past his face again he quickly reached up and clasped her in the palm of his hand to muffle her. Malon was happily giggling at Navi's performance.
"Fine, you win I'll go with you." Link gave in.
Impa smiled over to her student. "That's great! I knew you'd come around. Thanks for that Navi."
Navi pushed her hand out from between Link's fingers and waved a 'You're welcome'
Malon sat on a small barn stool and just took in what the others were talking about. She had absolutely no idea what the trio was talking about but it did sound rather exciting. "Uh…excuse me," she voiced shyly.
The gang turned to face the young hylian. "Mmm?" Came Impa's response, indicating Malon to continue.
"Well, I just overheard your conversation and I couldn't help to ask if you are willing to take another traveller." She inquired. "I could provide you with horses and food and an old martial arts master told me that I had some good fighting potential. You said that you needed everyone you could get…"
Impa raised her hand to silence the girl. "No need to ask, I was going to ask you if you would like to came along anyway!" She happily stated. "Besides that other boy seemed insecure, we would need someone he's familiar with to get him to join us. It's a scam, I know, but that's what you get for working with the royal family in a past life!"
Malon clasped her hands together, overjoyed. "Thank you! I'll go ask my dad." She said happily as she skipped out of the barn in search of her father.
"Well Link, I think we're just about ready to head off!" Impa smiled over at the young boy struggling to stand upright on his injured leg. "You need any help?" She asked.
"No, I'll be right." He refused. "Can we go now?"
"Yeah, we'll head out and help Malon saddle up the horses." She picked the struggling boy up in her arms, despite his protests, and headed out of the barn into the blazing sunshine. She turned her head towards the field and saw Malon gearing up two well-groomed horses. "Well, this is our ride. I wonder what Talon thought of his little girl going on such a big adventure."
Malon walked over to the pair. "So? Do you wanna help me with the supplies? The sooner we stock up the sooner we leave."
* * *
The night seemed icy cold, feeling colder and more eerie than most nights. The young princess of Hyrule tossed and turned in her sleep. Her dream held many fearful enemies that seemed both familiar and unfamiliar all gathered around the Temple Of Time. The figures seemed to be unleashing an evil force Suddenly she was jolted from her troubled slumber. Something was very wrong and she could sense it. She slid out of bed, gathered her satin nightgown in her hands and walked briskly down the huge arched corridors of Hyrule Castle. She reached the doors to the throne room after her seemingly endless trip through the castle halls. She knew that her father would still be up, busy discussing economics with rulers of other, smaller regions, but she had a good reason to bother him at this hour. Zelda strode up to the guards that stood silently at the doors. She ordered them with a hand movement to open them immediately. They gladly obeyed and she proceeded into the throne room.
All the people in the room turned to look as she entered. Some bowed some took their hats off to her. Others gave her questioning stares. She silently passed through them and approached her father's throne. The king gave her an annoyed look. "Zelda please! How many times have I told you that it is not lady-like to hurry around the castle in that manner! And just look at you, you're dressed in little more than your nightgown! You could at least put on a robe of some sort. What would your mother have thought…"
Zelda knew that she would be out of place by doing this, but she raised her hand to silence her harping father. The king instantly grew quiet. He didn't seem too angry; this seemed to be going well so she continued. "Father, I must talk with you about something of great importance." She leaned closer to her father and lowered her voice. "I have had another premonition, a man clad in black armour will rise up and overthrow us. He has a very evil intention and I fear that this will happen sometime in the near future."
The king placed a hand warmly on her shoulder. "My girl, It was only a dream! You had them all the time when you were a baby and none have came true yet. Look, if you are having trouble sleeping I'll place a guard at your door…"
"But Daddy! I have a really bad feeling about this one!" Anger was beginning to surface in her mind but the princess dare not show it.
"Well I'll see what I can do within the next few days to reassure you that it was nothing more than a mere nightmare. I'm pretty busy here now so how about you go back to bed and we'll discuss this at a later date. Goodnight"
The king had given her a clear dismissal but the princess had already given up reasoning. She turned on her heels and exited the chambers, making her way back to her private quarters. But one thing kept running through her mind… 'A few days? That'll be too late!'
* * *
Malon, Impa and Link rode the horses over various fields in search of Trunks. Malon and Impa had piled up on Hugo, the dark brown stallion whilst Link, Navi and all their supplies were mounted on top of Stella, the magnificent white mare with more beauty than temperament.
Impa turned her head to the girl sitting behind her. "So, do you have any ideas to where Trunks has taken off to?" She asked.
Malon looked up to her speaker. "Well… Since I have the rare talent of reading that sayian like a book, I'd suspect that we should head for the field to our West. Where an old hermit named Dentre used to live."
Impa nodded and set her horse in that direction. Link was struggling with his horse a bit but managed to eventually follow.
* * *
They approached Dentre's old field. It was still charred and burnt. The horses slowly trotted past the rubble of the old man's house. Malon turned her head in the opposite direction from the sight, not wanting to see if the corpse was still there. She cast her eyes to the top of the field. Sure enough, Trunks sat under his usual tree that had luckily been unconsumed by the flames. She sprang off her horse and jogged up to where her friend sat. The young hylian then motioned for Impa and Link to remain back on their horses, knowing that their presence wouldn't do anything to lighten the alien's mood. She silently approached and sat down sat down next to him. The two sat in silence for a few minutes till trunks spoke. "Malon, what are you doing here?"
The girl looked slightly uneasy. "Uh… because I wanted to ask you a question."
Trunks snorted and looked away. "No I'm not joining up with them."
Malon blinked in surprise at the sayian's insight.
Impa and Link had hopped off their horses and were assessing the destroyed dwelling. Impa spotted a pair of large footprints leading away from the wreckage. She cautiously approached them and knelt down over one. She prodded at it for a while then she spoke. "Something has been back recently." Link looked up from the pile of rubble and ran over beside her to get a look for himself. The footprint was one metre in length, the ground under the impact was soft and moist, indicating that it had been done recently. Another set lined the field next to them. This set was old and worn, probably done by the creature that destroyed the house many weeks back.
A shiver ran up Link's spine. "D… Do you think they're friendly?" he asked hopefully, but it was obvious what the response would be.
Impa grimaced. "Well Link, what do you think?"
"But it looks like a dragon's footprint. Dragons don't usually do these sorts of things! I was taught that they lived peacefully in the mountains and rarely came to civilisation. Why did this happen?"
The female warrior shrugged. "Don't know. I think it's the same one making both tracks. Maybe it's under someone's command… but if Ganondorf is trapped in the seal of time, then who was it?"
Her words lingered heavily between them for a few moments. Impa snapped back to reality and alertly scanned the area, feeling uneasy. "We need to get out of here." She stated before turning to her other traveller. "Malon! Is trunks coming with us?" She asked, running over to her.
It was Trunks who replied. "No! I am not coming with of you!"
Malon looked hurt. "But… Trunks…" She began before being nudged by Impa who was standing behind her.
"C'mon girl we need to get out of here!" she ushered.
Malon turned to look at her in confusion. "But why?"
The older woman grabbed the girl by her upper arm and pulled her to her feet. "Because whatever destroyed this place is still close by or is going to come back. I have a gut instinct that comes from years of sensing these things." As she was speaking she was pulling Malon towards the horses with her.
"Really?" The girl asked.
"Oh really…" Trunks smirked to himself. The Sayian rose in the air and flew off in a flash of light.
"I bet he's going after it!" cried Malon.
"Alright! Let's get moving!" yelled Impa, mounting her horse and pulling Malon up with her. Then taking off down the field. With Link and Navi slowly following on their own animal.
* * *
It seemed to be about mid afternoon. Dark clouds threatened the sky, flashes of lightening lined them on the horizon and drops of rain were beginning to be felt by the travellers who had just departed from Dentre's field.
"Impa! Slow down would you?!" pleaded Link, attempting to keep up with the thundering speed of Impa's horse with his own. "Uh… our camp is THAT way!" The young boy implied, pointing to his right.
"Quiet Link!" scolded Impa. "We're not going back to the camp. I can't let that boy risk his life all on his own now can I?" She lifted a finger and pointed at the dark figure flying in the distance. "Looks as though Trunks is heading for Hyrule castle. He somehow knows where the creature is." She gazed at the sayian that was flying almost out of their sight. 'Don't go do anything stupid now will you kid?' She silently pleaded.
* * *
"…And that's how the Hyrule Government seized control over the Scarrez's rule." The tutor finished reading and slammed the book shut in annoyance, she ran her delicate hands through her braided navy-blue hair and sighed. The older hylian glanced over at her student. "Whenever you're ready your highness." She grumbled.
The Princess stared vacantly out of the castle window at the darkened sky above, not paying attention to her annoyed tutor who was waiting impatiently for her to resume her studies. All of a sudden the young heir broke out of her trance and tore her eyes away from the window. "Uh… sorry Jenigo." She apologized.
Her tutor gave her a scolding glance. "Did you hear a word of anything I've just said in the past ten minutes?" she asked.
"Uh…no." Came Zelda's simple but honest reply "You see miss… I am not feeling too well, may I please take a short break?"
Jenigo scratched the back of her head thoughtfully. "Well… I suppose so. You have been working extremely hard lately. I'll give you twenty minutes. Do hurry back!"
Zelda had already risen off her seat and was walking briskly out of her study room. She hung a left, descended a flight of stairs to the ground level and swung into the main corridor. She needed to make a quick exit. Her father was too busy to worry about her premonitions so she figured that she go to the Temple Of Time in hopes of finding a sign of some sort. However she was not allowed to leave the castle without her father or bodyguard. Both were unavailable so she had to go to plan #2. She couldn't wait, her premonitions were too detailed, too real. She turned down countless high arched corridors, knowing the maze like the back of her hand. Zelda stopped when she had reached a small room located on the lower level. The walls were lined with bookcases that held various titles. She paused in front of one of them, knowing that she would be scolded if caught doing this. The hidden escape corridor was only to be used by the royal family in the rare event of an emergency. But the girl soon shrugged off the thought. 'Well this IS an emergency if you want to look at it that way' she thought to herself, withdrawing a blue book off its shelf. The bookcase creaked and swung back on hinges to reveal a long, dark and narrow corridor. Cobwebs lined the corners and dust covered the floor like a sheet of satin, it hadn't been used in years. The looming darkness would have scared the hell out of a typical princess but this obstacle was of no concern to Zelda. She gathered her dress in her hands and descended the tunnel in a sprint.
* * *
Trunks followed the creature's ki to a large temple-like structure near a small castle village. He landed in front of the structure and observed the area, sensing that the enemy was nearby. But among the number of small ki's he could sense from the nearby villagers there was another large one other than that which he had tracked. He looked in the direction of the energy field and lay his eyes on a small female figure standing at the temple entrance. She was dressed in a flowing pink and navy dress carrying a 3-triangle emblem on it. Wondering why she was there, the boy began to walk towards her. The princess gave him a suspicious glare; she felt a strange force being emitted from the boy. 'Could he be one of the evil beings that haunts my sleep?' She silently asked herself whilst Glancing at Trunks' tail.
The sayian stood in front of her, arms crossed. "You wouldn't happen to be a transformed demon creature would you?" he asked simply.
"Excuse me!?" she bellowed. "What utter disrespect! And no! I am certainly not a dragon. I am the princess of Hyrule! Show some respect!"
Trunks waved the angered royal away. "Yeah, yeah, that's all I needed to know, no need to get your panties on a knot. I'm going to slaughter a creature that killed a friend of mine…" he began before being interrupted by someone calling his name. He turned his head to see Malon, Link and Impa mounted on their horses.
"We've come to help you!" stated Malon happily.
The alien sighed. "Yeah, I see that." He mumbled sarcastically.
Impa looked over at the princess. "Long time no see old trainee!" She sang to the young female.
Zelda looked at the other hylain in surprise. "Uh…I am not your trainee. Have I met you before?"
Before Impa could answer, a deafening roar was heard from deep in the forest behind the temple. The sound was almost painful as everyone plugged their ears with their fingers. The two horses that the travellers sat upon reared back in fright and sent everyone and everything that they were carrying onto the ground before dashing in the opposite direction in stark fear. The trees parted and a huge winged, brown-scaled dragon emerged from within. Everyone stood in fear as the 2-story high reptile advanced. It was standing on all fours with its head full of various spikes and plates drawn down into a charging position. Instead of just staring in fear, Trunks whipped out his sword and darted towards the dragon with lightening speed. He landed on the ridge of the creature's snout and raised his sword. "You'll pay for what you've done!" He yelled as he plunged his blade into its eye.
The dragon reared back onto its hind legs and thrashed the sayian off in a fit of rage. The boy was hurled strongly at the temple's side-wall where he slammed into it and fell limply to the unforgiving ground below. Everyone was in a panic. Malon had turned away from the gruesome sight and was on the verge of throwing up. Link and Zelda really had no idea of what to do, where as Impa had her own sword drawn and was looking expectantly at the other two children. "Can you fight?" She asked the princess.
Zelda gave a nervous nod and reached under her dress to reveal a gold and green boomerang. "Dad always said to be prepared. Especially when you're royalty." She replied.
Link had pulled out his weapon, knowing what they were to do. "Well… when do we strike?" he asked his instructor.
The older woman cracked her knuckles in anticipation and watched the dragon thrash around in blind pain from it's bleeding eye. Before giving the others a signal she turned to Malon. "How about you stay here behind the trees, you don't look so hot." She told the girl. Impa knew that she could fight but without a weapon she wouldn't stand a chance. The older woman turned back to Link and Zelda. "Ok, it's not looking too happy, we'll attack now but watch out if it strikes at you… go!"
The trio broke into different directions and began to attack. Zelda ran alongside the reptile and hurled her boomerang at its side. The weapon hit it's target but bounced straight back without leaving a scratch. The dragon swung it's tail around in a full rotation on the ground. Impa and Link dodged it but the young heir wasn't so lucky. Because of the long dress she wore she couldn't get mobile in time. The appendage swiped her and sent her skidding across the ground to smash into a tree-trunk.
Impa leapt high into the air and spun her sword around her in a blaze of fire, creating a burning disk. The disk sped towards the dragon's neck but it ducked nimbly under the assault. Link and Impa both took this chance to run up to the dragon and use their swords. Link ran up to it's hind leg with Navi hovering close behind to lay the first strike, he raised his sword high above his head and brought it down. His weapon connected with the reptile's skin and bounced off in a mass of sparks. "I…it's like stone!" He cried.
Impa took her turn at it. She lifted her blade over her head and brought it down with as much force as she could muster. Her blade hit its target but made a cracking sound before shattering into thousands of pieces. Some of the shards flew back at her face, cutting her cheeks and forehead. Again causing no harm to the seemingly invincible monster. "Uh… this isn't…working!" She yelled in defeat.
Trunks had gotten back to his feet, feeling shaken but not defeated. He looked across to the raging battle. The dragon was getting ready to strike again. It had its arm raised over Impa and Link, ready to pound them several feet into the soil. Seeing this, he poured some of his energy into his right fist, turning it into a glowing blue ball. Taking a few steps back, the boy once again flew at the monster. He ploughed his fist into its raised arm and followed his attack through. The bone made a sickening cracking noise. Trunks pulled away from it but was immediately grasped by its other hand. The sayian tried to wriggle free from its grasp but the dragon just continued to tighten its grip around the boy. Trunks felt as though his ribcage would cave in and he couldn't draw in a single breath.
Malon saw his struggling and began to panic even more. She ran to where their luggage has fallen from the spooked horses and rummaged through the various bags for something to distract the monster. She came to Link's knap sack and withdrew his slingshot. 'Perfect'. The girl then dropped to her knees and searched the floor franticly for something to load the weapon with. Finding a Sharp-sided rock about the size of an adult's fist, she crept through the bushes till she was hidden and standing right in front of the beast. Aiming the sling shot weapon upwards, she decided to go for it's already injured eye, suspecting that it would hurt more. Aiming up and releasing, to her surprise the rock hit its target and the massive beast cried out in pain.
Trunks fell back to the ground and rasped in breaths through a coughing fit. Checking himself, nothing seemed broken. He crawled over to where Malon stood looking dumb-founded with slingshot in hand. He needed to find a way of beating the monster even if it was to the bitter end. The land was all of a sudden splashed in a bright light. Trunks and Malon looked up to see a brilliant full moon poking out from behind the receding storm clouds. Malon looked down at him and he smirked back up at her, having the same idea.
All of a sudden the battle didn't seem so hopeless…
TBC…
I hope you enjoyed this one. Keep in mind that it was my first attempt at an action scene so forgive me if it was hard to follow. Please sign the review below and tell me what you thought! I'm hopefully going into the future time line in the next chapter. This is going to be a long epic so you'll be seeing me for quite a while yet… oh some enthusiasm please! ^_^