WHEN WORLDS COLLIDE
By Katt006
lturk@bigpond.com
December 8th : YAY! ^_^ No more school for two months! It's my Christmas/summer holiday break before I begin year 11. I had two weeks of exams and I got rather busy so my story was kinda neglected. But It's done now! Next Chapter goes into the future storyline. And the story should improve after that. Please R/R!
Katt006
(Saga #1 Ganondorf's re-grasp)
*Dedicated to my friend Samoan Gard
CHAPTER 8: *unedited*
Trunks stared up at the revealing moon. He couldn't believe how fortunate he was. Malon looked down at him "Well are you ready?"
Trunks nodded in reply and struggled to his feet. He out from the trees and into the open till he was bathed in moonlight.
Impa looked at him in confusion at first, till she recalled the time when Malon had told Link and herself how a sayian transforms into a huge ape-like creature after being exposed to the moonlight of a full moon. With this thought, she relaxed a little and stood aside to watch the spectacle.
The sayian began to grow in size and hair began to cover his body. His armour grew with him, as it was designed to do. After he was fully transformed he looked nothing like the lavender-haired boy any more but a huge brown ape that towered high above the treetops.
Although she was aware that it was still Trunks, Malon could not help but gasp and hide behind a tree.
Impa was quite spooked as well. She craned her neck to look up at the monster while stumbling back a few feet, almost tripping over her student, cowering behind her.
Zelda scrambled over to where Malon stood. "Is…is that your…friend?" She stammered.
Malon looked up at the ape. "Uh… I guess so."
A mighty gale of wind began to howl from nowhere. Link clung onto the back of Impa's waist. "You see!? I told you he was a freak!" He whined.
The older hylian didn't take much notice, she was too busy concentrating on the upcoming battle.
Trunks didn't waste a moment, he dove on the dragon and started to hurl swift punches at its back. The dragon shrugged the assault off and beat it's mighty wings till it leapt up into the air.
The movement sent wind howling in all directions. The two girls clung desperately to the limb of a tree to stop themselves from being blown away. Impa and Link took shelter behind a rock.
The dragon flew nimbly behind Trunks and dragged its claws down the ape's back. Trunks winced at the wound but still managed to turn around and swing another assault at the lizard. The punch hit it square in the chest and knocked the dragon to the floor. However it was quickly back of it's feet and retaliating with huge fireballs being launched from its mouth. The forest around the temple was quickly becoming engulfed in flames. A fireball landed very close to where Impa and Link were taking shelter, The hylian woman shrieked, picked Link up and lifted him above her head before running for their lives.
Flames licked the greenery around them, Zelda tugged on Malon's sleeve, "Come on girl, let us get out of here!" She suggested forcefully. Malon looked worriedly up at the ape still engaged in combat. "But what about Trunks?" She asked the princess.
Zelda looked taken for a moment. "Trunks?…Oh! The ape. Well I think he'll be all right, we do have a rather large problem with fire at the moment. Move it! Zelda pushed Malon on the back to get her moving. The other Hylian sighed in defeat and began to run alongside the princess.
Impa continued to run through the furnace maze that the forest had become, dodging frantically between falling branches. She still held Link above her head. "Look ahead!" He pointed out. "I think it's the edge of the forest!" Impa picked up the pace but had to skid to an abrupt halt as a large burning tree fell dead in their path. Looking for more possible ways out but finding none Impa called up at Link; "We'll have to go back the way we came." So she turned on her heel and ran in the opposite direction with Link still being held above her.
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The battle continued to rage on between the Sayian and the Dragon. The skin on Trunks' left arm and leg was scolded, burnt and dripping with blood. Enraged and in pain, the ape pinned the reptilian on it's back. The dragon spat more fire but Trunks aimed its blasts away by forcing up its jaw. In frenzy, the reptile kicked its back legs and scratched 2 big gashes down the ape's chest. Trunks cried out in pain but he had taken enough, he reached out and gripped the dragon's throat and began to squeeze hard.
Impa and Link were hurrying back the way they came, smoke stinging their eyes. The air was thick and Impa had grown too tired to protect Link any longer and the boy was now running along behind, struggling to keep up. Navi occasionally peeked out from under Link's hat, hiding in there for quite some time for safety. They rounded a large bolder and Impa collided head-on with the two younger females. "The road's blocked that way." Warned Impa. And then she lead the group the way they had came.
Trunks used all his strength on the dragon's neck. And after a while a sickening crack was heard all over Hyrule as the giant's neck was snapped in two. Impa and the group were just in time to see it happen. However, before the dragon took its last breath it heaved one last fireball at Trunks. The assault missed its target as Trunks began to reduce in size, his ape-like features becoming more human. The moonlight that splashed the land was dimming, Malon looked up to see the moon disappear behind a large group of clouds.
Trunks was now fully transformed back to his former self as he plummeted from the sky, then landed in the arms of an unknown and shadowy spectator. The person's features were hooded by the long black cloak, which they were wearing.
Impa gasped and stumbled back a few feet. "Not him!" She softly cried, her hand held to her mouth in disbelief.
"You know him?" Inquired Link. "I've never seen him before."
Impa turned to Link and nodded. "Sure do. His name is Kodas; a dark lord and evil to a fault. I knew he was powerful but I didn't know he had enough to control a dragon…" Then she looked back at Kodas and raised her voice so he could hear her. "What do you want with the boy? We have no quarrel with you, so just let him go and we'll be on our separate ways." She reasoned.
Kodas removed the hood from his cloak. The man looked to be around Impa's age, in his 20s. He was average build and height with angled features, golden blonde hair and aqua marine eyes. 'Quite handsome if he wasn't so evil…' Impa thought bitterly to herself.
He held the unconscious boy from his hair. "That's where you are wrong. You may not have any quarrels with me but this one here certainly does." He stated, referring to Trunks. "This child… or whatever he is, took my fathers respect and gained more power than I could have ever imagined at his age.
"So what are you going to do to him?" Malon asked timidly.
"Simple!" Kodas smirked evilly. "I've seen the potential this boy has. It's a rare occurrence I must say. When I went through my training, as tough as it seemed, it brought me to the powerful being you see me as today. Just imagine the monster I could create from him if I put him through the same hell that I went through! He'd be a wonderful trainee. Pity he had to train under my father… but you know, he's dead now." He gave an uncaring shrug. "You know dragons are quite useful…"
Impa's eyes opened in shock. "You killed him didn't you? You bastard!" Since Impa's sword shattered, she was forced to use her bare hands. She charged up to him and swung a fist at his face. Kodas dropped Trunks, raised his hand and caught her fist in it. "Argg!" growled Impa in aggravation. She tried to pull it free but Kodas' grasp was much too strong. "You are a pretty face aren't you?" He smirked as he put his arm around her waist. She spat in his face. "Get your friggin hands off me!" She yelled.
With that Kodas' smirk faded and was replaced by an angered expression. "Fine…" He said in a dangerously low voice. With that he took his hand from her waist and used the other hand that gripped her fist to twist it. Impa could feel her bone giving way under the pressure. "AHHH!" She cried in agony. But before the whole joint gave way, Kodas released his grip. "Well here's the deal." He stated. "I'll spare your pathetic lives if you surrender this child to me." Indicating the Sayian lying at his feet.
A stabbing premonition raced through Zelda's mind. But she wasn't the only one who felt it, Link had a distant look on his face and the unconscious boy on the ground stirred. Kodas had also felt it. He looked around in suspicion, "Did any of you feel that?" He asked. Link and Zelda both nodded in unison. Impa and Malon searched the air in confusion. Kodas turned to look at the Temple Of Time, its roof was missing due to the previous battle and an eerie black mist was being emitted from within. "Ah! It's started!" Cried Zelda. Impa had a look of defeat on her face. "And the bloody timing couldn't have gotten any worse." She murmured with bitterness.
All of a sudden the walls of the temple were blown outwards as an explosion erupted from within. "I'm taking my leave now!" Yelled Kodas as he placed himself and Trunks into a glowing orb for protection. "Wait! You can't just take him! I challenge you to a duel!" Screamed Link, suddenly feeling the urge to defend the mysterious alien. He ran towards the orb but Impa managed to grab his wrist before he got too far. "Link… there is nothing you can do he is just too strong, you'll only be hurting yourself." Link was torn but knew that his trainer was right. Kodas smiled at Link. "You are a smart boy." And with that He and the sayian flew into the air and disappeared.
Rocks and bits of the crumbling temple wall were being hurled in all directions. There was a larger blast after the first one and that sent everyone flying. Trees nearby were on the verge of being uprooted and the force seemed tremendous. A rock flew and struck Impa in the side of the head. Malon clawed her way across the ground to where she lay. Her hear was covered in blood and Malon found it difficult to try and move her so she called for Link's help. The boy ran over and with his help the two children moved the woman out of danger. By this time the force had died down and an eerie silence followed. Not a sound was heard, not from the wind or any animals, the world seemed to die momentarily. Zelda bravely crept over to the ruins of the temple, the fire surrounding them made the night seem like day and provided sufficient light for the princess to rummage through the remains. Until a dark shadow fell upon her… No doubt about it… It was him… Shivering, the royal turned to see a tall dark man clad in black armour staring evilly back at her. She was frozen in fear, he was the source of all her suffering premonitions. She ran from him to where Link and Malon stood alongside a knocked out Impa. They all watched the black man approach. "You're Ganondorf!" Link yelled in disgust. "I thought I got rid of you…"
The man shrugged. "Well you did a pretty lousy job, and now I'm back for my revenge. How fortunate that you are too young to be the famous hero of time, what is this… no magical sword? What a damn shame that is." He turned from Link to Zelda. "You too, always nice to see a pretty face again. Well I can change that." And after saying those words he extended the palm of his hand and let a burning green ball develop in it. Smirking he waved a goodbye and let the powerful org rip from his grasp as it grew in size before hitting the group of warriors. They were immediately engulfed in yellow/green coloured flames as their screams of agony could be heard echoing in the dead silent world. Link's last view was of Ganondorf's Silhouette in the licking fire laughing evilly before his mind when blank…
TBC…
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