WHEN WORLDS COLLIDE
By Katt006
January 15th: Happy new year! Sheez, it's been ages since
I started this fic. About 2 years, and I am determined to finish it! I have finally
finished school and am now looking at what to do with myself, work, university
etc… BUT I WILL STILL COMPLETE THIS EPIC! :D I have also started a novel. I don't know what I
will do with it when I'm done but I'll give it my best shot at getting it published.
I think I want to do drawing or writing as a career. (Oooh! I got into an
Animation course in college too! Yay!)
Thanks
for every ones support over the year/s! you have given me the motivation I
needed to get this done! I hope you are looking forward to its completion!
(Saga #3 The
gods.)
CHAPTER 16:
Malon
found it so hard not to let her tears flow freely. Her eyes were cloudy and
burning but she couldn't cry… not in front of him. What would that prove then?
But it wasn't just the thought of death that upset her… It was what happened to
that lost alien who had once been so close to her.
What
would stop him now? Why him… her friend?
From
the side of her clouded vision, she caught glimpse of a boomerang speeding
towards the sayian. However it was completely incinerated before it even came
into contact with its target.
Zelda's
eyes widened in shock and loss of her prized weapon. At least she tried…
The
blue ki ball holding Malon in place vanished as Trunks roughly grabbed the girl
from around the waist and flew up to the highest dwelling in the town. He
dropped her onto a small tiled square of roof some eighty meters from the
ground before flying back down into the fray. It was a small area, only six
foot on all sides and slanted up to a point in the middle. Malon crawled to the
side and peered down, nothing to land on besides the ground so far beneath. Why
had he stranded her up here? A hostage perhaps?
Link
and Impa were already running towards Trunks as he approached, swords drawn,
they split up in separate directions. With choreographed and practiced
precision they closed in once again whilst rapidly approaching from behind.
Trunks ignored their feeble attempt at an assault and allowed his ki to flare
higher, brushing the attacking pair off their feet and hurling them away as
though they were mere autumn leaves.
"Your
efforts are futile!" Yelled Charie, collapsing to her knees in defeat. "You
can't get anywhere near him!"
"I'm
not going to give up!" Link yelled back.
Navi
recovered from Trunk's attack and now buzzed around Link, worrying as he
struggled to his feet. He nursed his left wrist, now swollen, bruised and
appearing to be heavily damaged, crushed by debris from being flung through
into a wall. "If you are going to give up, then I suggest you get your cowardly
ass out of here! Save yourself. I'm going to fight even if this is a losing
battle!" He screamed in anger.
Charie
appeared hurt but she turned away, hiding a secretive smile. "More bravery
Link… I knew you would live up to my expectations." She said to herself.
Zelda
was now looking strangely at Link. She hadn't seen him this angry before. Why
did he snap like he did? Did he know…? Was he aware that this fight may very
well mean his own death? Their failure would mean the possible destruction of
the world! If Trunks continued to attack them, Zelda held high doubts of them
coming out victorious or even alive! But she knew Link would never give up. He
was far too stubborn. That meant she too must stay and fight…
She
stood very still amongst the rapid fighting and confusion around her. Glowing
purple streams of magic weaved themselves up from the ground beneath her feet.
They encircled around her legs, torso and crept down her arms, gathering at her
fingertips. Upon the back of her hand, the Triforce symbol for wisdom glowed a
bright purple. Raising her hands she made a gesture that she was about to
strangle someone… Her hands gripped an invisible throat.
Trunks
was laughing evilly at Impa's feeble attempts at attacking him. He was enjoying
this feeling of power… Years of heavy and cruel training had all paid off.
Kodas was right. With his abilities he could be a god in this world! He threw
away his sword, not having a use for it at present. But suddenly he felt
strange… Something… something… his neck! It had begun to hurt and constrict.
Something had hold of his throat!
He
began to gasp for air as the pair of invisible hands gripped tighter and
tighter. Gripping his neck he fell to his knees, helpless to stop the assault
as he could grip nothing but air. Impa noticed something wrong and she took her
chance to attack, wielding her sword to inflict a deep slice down his upper
arm.
"That
was a cheap shot woman." He rasped, a small smirk on his face. Impa smiled
back, mocking.
The
sayian leapt up onto the roof of the house behind him. Switching to a defensive
position. Who was wielding this magic? His eyes quickly scanned the now
abandoned town. There! He spied Zelda, surrounded by a strange purple magic.
"Little
bitch!" He seethed. "This is for helping me out when I was injured!"
He
swiped his hand in an arc, sanding out a powerful invisible shockwave that
shook houses and other structures, cracking or causing them to collapse. It
struck Zelda with minimal effect. Due to the white triforce magic she wielded,
Trunk's attack only succeeded in pushing her back several paces. The princess
had exerted a lot of her strength on shielding from that last attack and now
she gritted her teeth and with diminishing strength continued to tighten her
grip.
'What
sort of power is that!?' Trunks thought in disbelief. Confused that his power had such limited
effect on the girl. Oxygen was becoming scarce. He barley had enough energy to
stand let alone fly over and rip the girl to shreds. The world around him began
to fade and his lungs screamed and burned for air. He collapsed on the floor
and thrashed about.
Malon
was on the rooftop overlooking him. Her face was panic stricken and pale with
concern. "Please stop!" She yelled down to the distant princess. "Let him go!"
Zelda
frowned. She didn't want to kill Trunks but she didn't wish to release him just
yet either. He still posed a major threat and this action of hers just ran the
risk of infuriating the sayian. He wouldn't be happy once he recovered… She
cursed herself for not thinking her strategies through.
"Please
I beg you!!" Malon was in a panic, she was stranded on a high roof unable to
get down, an overwhelming feeling of helplessness surging through her. She
leaned over the edge, overly concerned for the convulsing alien below. "Trunks!
Please hold on!"
He
heard her words… muffled, distant and fuzzy. Yet he heard them. He opened his
eyes, even though all he saw was a rainbow of twisted colours, he managed to
make out Malon leaning over a high and distant rooftop. Why was she so
concerned? He had tried to kill her. He had tried to kill her friends!
'Silly girl…'
Malon
leant forward more, wanting desperately to be where she could help. Being
stranded here was torture! All of a sudden she regretted her actions, the roof
tiles unbuckled and slide out from beneath her. Because the roof was on a
slant, this caused her to tumble forward, over the edge. Everything seemed to
go in slow motion, her hands scraped at the guttering and walls, hoping to
latch onto something. But she continued to tumble and flail…
Trunks
reacted as soon as he heard the first tile slip. He miraculously leapt up,
fighting desperately to combat dizziness and with an unknown strength was on
his feet, running to the edge of the roof he was upon. There was a seven meters
gap between the path Malon was falling and the edge of his roof. He tried
desperately to fly but found he could not.
His
mind was blank, what he did next not even he understood.
He
leaped up with all the strength he could muster and caught Malon in mid air.
Held her close and protectively against his chest as they both continued to fall.
Malon's eyes were tightly clenched shut. All she could feel was the air
whizzing up past her skin and Trunks beneath her. It felt like this one moment
had lasted forever.
*Crunch*
They
impacted the ground with a hard jolt. Malon's whole body went numb with the
shock and all the wind was knocked out of her. She moaned in pain and quickly
rolled off her rescuer. Her heart was racing and she broke out into a cold
sweat. Not only from the fall but what had just taken place between her and
Trunks. Why had he just placed his life at such risk to break her fall?
She
lay thereon her back beside the sayian, looking up into the dusty orange sky
feeling with a feeling of nausea and dizziness slowly consuming her. Malon had
felt the impact through his body beneath her when they hit the ground. He had
rescued her! But she had crushed him, felt his bones snapping under her back as
he cushioned her fall.
She
propped herself into a sitting position and dared to look at Trunks. He lay on
his back unconscious, no longer a super sayian. His chest was uneven with broken ribs and his left arm lay at an
unnatural angle. Blood flowed from his mouth and pooled beside his head. His
face was badly bruised and pale. She bit down on her lip hard to stop the tidal
wave of emotions threatening to crash down upon her.
Why?
Why
had he done that… for her?
Loud
clattering footsteps were heard as Link, Impa, Zelda, Charie and Navi came
running towards the scene. Link's face was shadowed and expressionless as he
took in the situation as Navi buzzed around in circles above his head in
indecisive worry. Impa and Charie frowned deeply, unsure of whether to aid the
Sayian or not. Zelda was the only one to take immediate action, she swiftly
dropped to her knees before the injured alien began to glow purple once again.
The small triangle imprint on the back of her hand lit up brightly as she
placed both hands on his chest. Closing her eyes in deep concentration.
Malon
felt as though she were going to faint but she held out… she wouldn't black out
now. Not with Trunks like this.
"Sheesh!"
Impa signed and massaged the bridge of her nose. "What is with this kid? He
tries to kill us, he helps us, he tries to kill again, he helps us again. I'm
not sure whether his good actions cancel out his bad ones. Is he an enemy or
not?"
"No…"
Whispered Zelda through clenched teeth, having trouble supporting her healing
powers. "He is good I can feel it."
"He's
nothing but evil!" Charie spat, her usually sort and pretty face contorting in hatred.
"He's nearly killed us on several occasions! He's nearly killed me even more
times than that! He was trained under Kodas! If he used to be a nice boy, you
can completely rule out that now. He's changed." She turned to Malon. "This is
not your childhood friend dear. You don't know him anymore."
Tears
threatened Malon's eyes again but she decided she was through with being the
weakest. She held them back with a small smile of confidence. "Then why did he
rescue me Charie? Twice?"
"Don't
forget he also attacked us that last time he rescued you too. There is a reason
to everything he does and I assure you it's all in his favor."
Malon
looked down upon the battered sayian at her feet. "Does this look like the
result is in his favour?! Just look at him. He could possibly die and he's
being left so vulnerable at the hands of his so called enemies."
Impa
looked over at Link. "What do you think?"
He
didn't answer her.
"Uh…
Link?"
As
if he were in a daze he snapped beck to reality with a jolt and looked Impa in
the eyes. "I'm… not sure… He did save Malon twice. He did try to kill us too.
But he really cared for her as a kid. I remember. Besides, he would make a
worthy ally if we-- "
Link
cut off his speech abruptly as he saw the Princess lean backward before
collapsing onto the floor. "Zelda!?" He fell to his knees beside her. "Zelda!?"
Malon
had knelt down too, beside Trunks. She looked at his still battered form with
deep worry before looking up at Zelda, pleading silently that she could do more
to aid Trunks.
After
agonizing moments the royal opened her eyes, "I… over did it I think." she
whispered, incredibly exhausted from the ordeal. "Malon… I don't know if I
can…"
"Please
Zelda you must!!" Malon raised her voice a little before noting how selfish she
must have sounded, the girl bowed her head in apology. "I… understand. thank
you for trying."
Zelda
gave a weak smile before passing out completely. Link had to hold back another
urge to call out for her in worry.
"I
suppose we should do our best to get this man some form of medical aid." Impa
folded her arms and tapped her foot in urgent thought. "But the town looks so
bare. I'm not liking the chances…"
All
of a sudden the doors to the temple flung open. Everyone gasped at what was
within. Beyond the doorway was a void of stars… the vacuum of space! Before
anyone had time to react they were being sucked towards the massive gates. Not
only them but all loose debris around them also. Malon leant down and clutched
Trunk's unconscious body protectively, making a futile attempt to save both
herself and the sayian from the mysterious beyond.
Link
did the same with Zelda. Gathering up the princess in his arms and struggling
to move into the other direction, sheltering her from the rushing rocks and
timber from surrounding buildings. However it was all no use. As if in taunt to
their struggles, the vacuum began to pull much harder. This caused everyone to
be lifted from his or her feet and hurled into the nothingness…
* * *
Zelda
awoke with a start. The sun was streaming through her window, forming a puddle
of light on her bedroom floor. She grumbled, scolding herself for not closing
the shutters last night. The princess pushed herself into a sitting position
and swung her legs over the edge of the bed, enjoying the warmth of the
sunlight.
With
a feeling of great happiness she leapt from the bed and sprung energetically to
the window to look over the land, as she did every morning. Today Hyrule looked
especially beautiful… but somewhat eerie. She slumped a little against the
stone edging, trying to place the unsettling feeling.
"Good
morning dear. You've overslept a bit today, but that's alright. I forgive it."
Came a soft feminine voice from behind her.
Zelda
turned around and her heart skipped a beat at who she saw. "You're…
It's…h…how…?" She stammered. Feelings and thoughts at conflict with the
impossible occurrence before her. "M…Mother? How…? You… you died!!" Tears
welled up in her eyes and she allowed them to flow freely down her cheeks as
she began to sob uncontrollably. Her mother was here with her! Was this real?
She
really didn't care. The princess ran across the room and buried herself into
the Queen's outstretched arms, crying loudly. She was happy… happy. However, a
niggling voice at the core of her mind was screaming at her to stop and open
her eyes. Her mother died years ago! This is impossible! But for the moment
Zelda ignored it. She was in the arms of her mother… she had missed her so much
and nothing else in the whole world mattered to her for that moment in time.
TBC…
Reviews!
Reviews! How do we think the story is going so far? It's been so long! More
should be up soon. I'll try getting a chapter up in about a month. I can get them
done pretty easily and I actually enjoy it, it's just getting me started that's
the problem, but then I'm on a roll! ^^;;
Cheers!
Katt006