Disclaimer: I don't own any of the Zelda characters, but I do own Ryo,
Rachel, Ghost Demon, Jordan, Wild Wind, and a new character in this chapter
Kalinoc. If you want to use them, ask me first. If I find out you used one
of my characters, I will hurt you so bad. . . I know where you live. . .
Chapter Five
Ryo awoke in the middle of the night, screaming. Link was bolted out of his sleep. He saw Ryo's eyes wide with fear, "Ryo what is wrong?"
Ryo turned white at the sight before her. She saw the dead body of Jordan, Rachel's dead tear stained face, and Link's bloody body. She let tears fall. She felt alone, helpless, not able to do anything for her two friends and her love. She reached out to them, "No. . ."
The dead bodies disappeared, and Link's worried face appeared, "Ryo, what's gotten into you?" He caressed her cheek with his left hand, "You haven't been feeling good, and now you wake up screaming. . ."
Rachel burst into the room with Jordan behind her, "Ryo, what happened?"
Ryo cried, and Link brought her into a hug, "She woke up screaming. She must have had a nightmare. I've got it under control, you can go back to bed." Rachel and Jordan left, leaving Link with Ryo. Link kissed Ryo's forehead, "I am here for you, my love. You are safe."
"Link, it was horrible. . ." Ryo cried. She shook violently in Link's tight grip, "It was like finding my parents the day they were murdered. My father was all bloody, and my mother seemed to be untouched. I ran, away from the horror of finding my parents dead, away from the labs, away from God, away from the government, away from everything. I keep a shield up, not letting anybody near me. Wondering if they were the ones who murdered my parents, made me run from the life that I loved. Never has that shield wavered, until now. . ." She stopped as memories returned to her.
~* Ryo got out of her car, shutting the driver's door. Rachel got out, laughing, and shut the passenger's door, "Ryo, that was a great movie. . ."
Ryo looked at her house. Something about it seemed weird. Her parents hadn't left the little porch light on like they usually did whenever she went out. She whistled for her dog, but got no reply. She quickly ran to the door, checking to see if it was locked. Fear seized her heart as she turned the knob, it was unlocked. She burst inside, "Mom, Dad, we are home. . ."
The sight before her made her body numb of any feeling. Her Border collie lay dead, all bloody. She cried, "Kalinoc. . ." She got no response, not even the rise or fall of his chest. She ran into the living room, and let tears fall freely, "Mom. . . Dad. . ." Her mother lay, not moving, on the floor. Her father was bloody, cuts on his arms, and his chest a bloody mess. She fell to her knees, "No, why did I go to that movie? Why did I leave them?" She looked at the wall to see a message, in blood.
'We will get you. You will be ours, you and your cousin. Your father kept you from us, but he is not here to protect you anymore. We will find out how you use those powers, and we will find out how you got them! Live in fear, for we will be watching you. We can see you. . .' *~
Ryo cried as she remembered that night, "All those deaths, because they wanted me. Kalinoc, mom and dad. . . All dead because they tried to protect me!"
Link tried to settle her, "Shh, it wasn't your fault. . ."
Ryo pulled out of his grip, tears in her eyes, "You wouldn't know. You didn't see the message they wrote in blood, my father's blood. It said, 'We will get you. You will be ours, you and your cousin. Your father kept you from us, but now he is not here to protect you anymore. We will find out how you use those powers, and we will find how you got them! Live in fear, for we will be watching you. We can see you.' Do you know how much that scares me? Knowing that someone is always watching you, waiting for you to fall asleep, so they can grab you, and put you in a test tube. After that they will run test after test, trying to figure out how you work, how you can use the powers, how you can withstand heat or ice or lightening. Never giving you anytime to do anything. All you do is sit there and let them torture you! Then when they are done with you, they kill you. All you are is an obstacle in their way to understanding something God never wanted them to."
Link nodded, "It's alright. I'm here for you. You will not be harmed, or anyone around you."
Ryo came to her senses, "Link, I know you will, I'm sorry."
~**~
In the morning, Jordan woke up to see Rachel wide-awake. He smiled at her, "You usually sleep until I wake you up. . ."
Rachel looked at the door, "I'm worried about Ryo. I can't sleep."
Jordan laughed, "You know I promised you I would keep an eye on her for you. Don't worry, my man, Link, will take good care of her."
Rachel smiled, "Alright, you got me."
~**~
Telan and Josh bowed in front of Roeticus. Telan smiled, "She was unsettled by us, my lord. . ."
Josh nodded, "Yes, she quickly ran off, saying she was sick."
Roeticus laughed in his chair, "That is great. She will start to doubt herself, and then we will attack."
Telan's blue eyes flashed, "That will be fun."
Josh nodded as his green eyes shined, "Yes, I will look forward to that. Never has a woman been so afraid of getting close to me. Woman usually kill themselves to get close to me."
Roeticus smiled, "I am glad I had you two kill her parents two years ago. Never did that cross my mind until I sent you to earth. Now she is here, and we can finish her here. Once she is defeated, the Triforce will be mine!"
Kaysa smiled, "Yes father, the key will perish, and the Triforce will be easy to snatch. Then you can be the ruler of all Hyrule!"
Roeticus smiled at his daughter, "Yes Kaysa, and you will have everything you want."
Kaysa smiled at Telan and Josh, "You two will have to fight over me. . ."
"I've already won that fight." Telan smiled as he kissed Kaysa's hand.
~**~
Ryo was fast asleep as Link sat in a chair in their room. He shook his head, "Why is evil still in Hyrule? I defeated Ganondorf. . . I wonder who it could be?" Ryo moaned in her sleep, rolling over. Link smiled at her, "No matter what, I have to protect Ryo, Rachel, and Jordan."
There was a knock at the door, and Link heard Jordan's voice, "May I come in?"
Link smiled as he walked to the door, and let Jordan in. Jordan walked in, and Link shut the door, "What's on your mind, Jordan?"
Jordan looked at Ryo sleeping in the bed, "Rachel was worried about Ryo. . ."
Link sighed as he looked at his new love, "She just fell asleep. I would like to know a little more about her past, she seems to be very afraid of it."
Jordan nodded, "Lets let her sleep, and I'll tell you everything over breakfast." Both Link and Jordan walked out of the room, quietly closing the door. Jordan sighed, "Ryo's father was a big-time scientist, figuring out every problem there was. When he found out about our powers, he tested us to figure out how we got them. He told me I got mine from being struck by lightning. The lightning counteracted with my body, causing a reaction within it. Rachel got hers from the car crash she was in. It was winter, and the temperature was forty below. She had a reaction within her body as well. Now Ryo got hers from being burned in a fire when she was a baby. The scar is on her right hand. Ironically it is in the shape of the Triforce. Her father knew about her power from when she was old enough to crawl. He didn't say anything until he knew there were other people like his daughter. After he found out the secret behind them, his associates wanted to know the secret. He wouldn't tell them, afraid that they would take his daughter away from him. Ryo thinks his associates killed him, but I know differently. It wasn't his associates, it was someone that didn't come from earth." Jordan shook his head, "They came from Hyrule, I am certain. His associates wouldn't break into his home just to find out information on us. They could break into his files, which they did. That is why they were after Ryo and Rachel. I was the lucky one. My parents are still alive, we ran together. Those two ran by themselves. No one to comfort them when they felt scared, no one to help them when they were hurt or sick."
Rachel ran towards them, "Jordan, what are you two talking about?"
Link nodded, "Thank you, Jordan, for the information."
Jordan smiled, "Don't mention it, my man, you needed it, and I supplied it. Lets get some breakfast." All three walked down to the kitchen. Link grabbed an apple, and Jordan took two oranges. They went to the courtyard to eat their breakfast.
Rachel looked at Link, "You better take good care of her, Link."
Link smiled, "Don't worry, Rachel, she is safe with me. No one will harm her, I swear my life on it." He took a bite out of his apple, "Besides, she can take care of herself. . ."
Rachel looked at him sternly, "Yeah, she can take care of herself. . . Do you know how many times she has tried to kill herself? She makes it look like an accident, but I can tell. Everyday she wishes she was in her house when her parents were murdered. She wishes she could have died with them, and not be here right now. . ."
Link stood up, and dropped his apple, "Why doesn't anyone tell me this?" He ran back to the room he shared with Ryo. He burst into the room, and sighed, Ryo was still asleep. He walked over to her sleeping body, and caressed her cheek.
Ryo opened her eyes and smiled, "Good morning, Link, how did you sleep?"
Link sighed once again, "Relieved."
Ryo sat up, "What do you mean?"
"I slept in peace, knowing you were safe." Link stated. He sat on the bed beside Ryo, "Did you sleep well?" She nodded as she covered a yawn. Link smiled, "Good, I want to ride out today if you don't mind."
Ryo nodded, "I don't mind. That would actually be great." She stood up and grabbed her clothes. She started to get dressed, "Link, do you think I'm useful alive?"
Link was shocked at the question she had just asked, "Yes. . . What would ever make you feel like you weren't useful alive?"
Ryo sighed as she dressed, "If I wasn't alive, then my parents would still be alive. They wouldn't have died."
Link shook his head at her, "Don't say that, you don't know." He pulled Ryo into a hug, "Besides, if you weren't here, what would I do?" He kissed her quickly, and then released her, "Lets go, we should head out before noon."
~**~
Ryo took a deep breath, "I'm glad to be out of the castle."
Rachel smiled, "I agree, Zelda was a snot. I can't stand social events. . ."
Jordan laughed, "You are second in command of the N.S. club." He nodded toward Link, "Non Social club. Ryo is the first in command."
Link smiled, "Just as good, I hate them too. . ."
All four horses stopped where they were, nostrils flaring. Something materialized in front of them in Hyrule Field. Rachel clenched her fists around Demon's reins, "What is it?"
Ryo felt unsure of herself, "I don't know, but I admit that it sort of scares me. . ."
She stopped as she heard a familiar voice laughing at them, "That's right, be afraid!"
It became clear who was standing in front of them, it was Telan. Ryo quickly turned Ghost around to run, but stopped as she saw Josh standing to the back of them. His smile was evil, "You can't get away, key."
Rachel dismounted, and unsheathed her sword, "Let us pass, and no harm will come to you!"
Josh laughed, "You would make a good slave. . ." As he said this, darkness surrounded Rachel.
Jordan dismounted quickly, eyes flashing as the darkness cleared. Rachel laid unconscious on the ground. A storm started up, and Jordan's eyes were flashing, "What did you do to her?"
Telan looked at Jordan, "Our fight is not with you, give us the key, and you will be let free."
Jordan shook his head, "Rachel would never forgive me!" He readied his boomerang, and threw it at Josh.
Halfway to Josh, the boomerang stopped and turned back. It headed straight for Jordan, hitting him in the stomach. Link quickly dismounted, "Jordan, are you. . ."
Jordan grabbed his stomach, and gritted his teeth, "Stay and protect Ryo! Don't leave her side, Ghost can only do so much." He fell unconscious, hitting the ground with a hard smack. The storm that had started up stopped suddenly.
Ryo's anger welled up inside her, twisting and wriggling like it was alive. She screamed in anger as Telan knocked Link unconscious. In front of Ryo, a black shape appeared. Ryo heaved in concentration as the shape took form. It formed a huge black tiger with white stripes. The tiger opened its jaws to show teeth of fire. The stripes seemed to dance as a fire would.
Ryo looked at Telan, "You. . . You. . . I will never forgive you!" The tiger sprung at Telan, making him jump backward. Ryo screamed, "I don't care what you think I am, I will not allow anyone to be hurt by you!"
The tiger roared, and as it did so, the ground around Telan caught on fire. Ghost's eyes flared red, and Telan screamed, "This won't be the last time you see us!" He disappeared, and along with him went Josh.
Rachel moaned as she came to, "What hit me?" She saw Link and Jordan unconscious. She felt fear grip her heart, "Ryo, where are you?"
Ryo swayed on her feet, "Rachel. . ."
Rachel looked at Ryo to see the black tiger sitting at her feet, its golden eyes watching her intently. Rachel ran to her cousin as Ryo fell, "Ryo, what happened?"
The tiger just watched as Rachel carefully laid Ryo on the ground. Ryo smiled weakly, "I'm not sure, but I can tell you that it all feels right now."
Jordan and Link came to at the same moment. Wild Wind nudged Jordan's head. Jordan smiled, "I'm fine Wild Wind. . ." He looked to see Rachel standing over Ryo.
Link shook his head to clear it. He looked to see where Ryo was, and saw the tiger, "Goddesses!"
Ryo turned her head, and winced, "It's alright, Link." The tiger came over, and purred as Ryo petted it, "This is what my anger is like in real form. All that anger from the last two years, it has built inside me. Just now did it take its true form."
Rachel looked wearily at the tiger, "It won't hurt you will it?"
The tiger turned its gaze to her and roared, showing her its fire teeth. Ryo shook her head, "Kalinoc will not hurt me. . ."
Rachel smiled, "So you named it after your dog."
Ryo nodded, "Kalinoc lives on." She sat up, but she fell back down, "I guess I over did it." She frowned, "Well, we now have an enemy to fight. . . Two to be exact."
"Never in my life. . ." Jordan sighed.
Rachel smiled, "What's the matter, Jordan, don't want to fight? I'm ready, I can tell you that."
Jordan shook his head, "That's not it, it's just that you guys always thrive on fighting. You need to stop that." He sighed, "This is more complicated than I thought. I think those two were working for someone else."
Rachel petted the tiger, but pulled her hand back and screamed, "That tiger is burning hot!" She cradled her burnt hand, "Why didn't you tell me, Ryo?"
Ryo looked from Rachel to Kalinoc, "I didn't know. . ." Kalinoc purred as he rubbed up against her.
Jordan rushed to Rachel's side, "You're alright, it's only a small burn, you will survive."
Link walked over to Ryo and Kalinoc, "I suppose he is going to come along with us?" Ryo nodded, and Link smiled at Kalinoc, "I'm glad he is on our side."
~**~
Telan bowed his head to Roeticus, "I'm sorry, my lord. . ."
Roeticus smiled, "It is alright, Telan, she did something unexpected."
Kaysa looked at Telan, "Did she hurt you?"
Telan shook his head, "No, we got away before she could harm us with that thing she commanded." He looked at Josh, "She is stronger than we thought."
~**~
Demon snorted at Kalinoc. Rachel agreed, "I agree, Demon, he makes me skitterish also." Demon barred his teeth at Kalinoc, and Rachel smacked him, "Stop it!"
Ghost pawed the ground in front of him. Ryo stood up, "Will you two stop it!"
Ghost and Demon turned to Ryo, and lowered their heads. Jordan smiled, "You always did have a thing with those two."
Link looked around, "I don't think it's safe to stay here very long. Those two might come back."
Ryo nodded, "I agree." She looked Link in the eye, "Where to next?"
Link shrugged, "I don't know. I was going to ask you the same thing."
Rachel smiled, "Well, there are tons of places we could go to. . ." She stopped as an explosion from Death Mountain Crater shook the ground. Rachel grabbed Jordan for support, "I say we go there next!"
Link looked up at Death Mountain, "I guess it wouldn't hurt to go see what the problem is."
Ryo smiled and Kalinoc roared, "Great, a warm place for once!"
~**~
I hope you liked this chapter, I'm sorry it took so long to get this up. Thanks to everyone who reviewed my story. I'm starting something new. . . I'm running out of new people to put in the story. If you want to be in the story send me the name you want to be called in the story, how old you want to be, what your attitude you want to have, what you want to look like, and which side you want to be on (Either Roeticus's side or Ryo and Rachel's side.)
Chapter Five
Ryo awoke in the middle of the night, screaming. Link was bolted out of his sleep. He saw Ryo's eyes wide with fear, "Ryo what is wrong?"
Ryo turned white at the sight before her. She saw the dead body of Jordan, Rachel's dead tear stained face, and Link's bloody body. She let tears fall. She felt alone, helpless, not able to do anything for her two friends and her love. She reached out to them, "No. . ."
The dead bodies disappeared, and Link's worried face appeared, "Ryo, what's gotten into you?" He caressed her cheek with his left hand, "You haven't been feeling good, and now you wake up screaming. . ."
Rachel burst into the room with Jordan behind her, "Ryo, what happened?"
Ryo cried, and Link brought her into a hug, "She woke up screaming. She must have had a nightmare. I've got it under control, you can go back to bed." Rachel and Jordan left, leaving Link with Ryo. Link kissed Ryo's forehead, "I am here for you, my love. You are safe."
"Link, it was horrible. . ." Ryo cried. She shook violently in Link's tight grip, "It was like finding my parents the day they were murdered. My father was all bloody, and my mother seemed to be untouched. I ran, away from the horror of finding my parents dead, away from the labs, away from God, away from the government, away from everything. I keep a shield up, not letting anybody near me. Wondering if they were the ones who murdered my parents, made me run from the life that I loved. Never has that shield wavered, until now. . ." She stopped as memories returned to her.
~* Ryo got out of her car, shutting the driver's door. Rachel got out, laughing, and shut the passenger's door, "Ryo, that was a great movie. . ."
Ryo looked at her house. Something about it seemed weird. Her parents hadn't left the little porch light on like they usually did whenever she went out. She whistled for her dog, but got no reply. She quickly ran to the door, checking to see if it was locked. Fear seized her heart as she turned the knob, it was unlocked. She burst inside, "Mom, Dad, we are home. . ."
The sight before her made her body numb of any feeling. Her Border collie lay dead, all bloody. She cried, "Kalinoc. . ." She got no response, not even the rise or fall of his chest. She ran into the living room, and let tears fall freely, "Mom. . . Dad. . ." Her mother lay, not moving, on the floor. Her father was bloody, cuts on his arms, and his chest a bloody mess. She fell to her knees, "No, why did I go to that movie? Why did I leave them?" She looked at the wall to see a message, in blood.
'We will get you. You will be ours, you and your cousin. Your father kept you from us, but he is not here to protect you anymore. We will find out how you use those powers, and we will find out how you got them! Live in fear, for we will be watching you. We can see you. . .' *~
Ryo cried as she remembered that night, "All those deaths, because they wanted me. Kalinoc, mom and dad. . . All dead because they tried to protect me!"
Link tried to settle her, "Shh, it wasn't your fault. . ."
Ryo pulled out of his grip, tears in her eyes, "You wouldn't know. You didn't see the message they wrote in blood, my father's blood. It said, 'We will get you. You will be ours, you and your cousin. Your father kept you from us, but now he is not here to protect you anymore. We will find out how you use those powers, and we will find how you got them! Live in fear, for we will be watching you. We can see you.' Do you know how much that scares me? Knowing that someone is always watching you, waiting for you to fall asleep, so they can grab you, and put you in a test tube. After that they will run test after test, trying to figure out how you work, how you can use the powers, how you can withstand heat or ice or lightening. Never giving you anytime to do anything. All you do is sit there and let them torture you! Then when they are done with you, they kill you. All you are is an obstacle in their way to understanding something God never wanted them to."
Link nodded, "It's alright. I'm here for you. You will not be harmed, or anyone around you."
Ryo came to her senses, "Link, I know you will, I'm sorry."
~**~
In the morning, Jordan woke up to see Rachel wide-awake. He smiled at her, "You usually sleep until I wake you up. . ."
Rachel looked at the door, "I'm worried about Ryo. I can't sleep."
Jordan laughed, "You know I promised you I would keep an eye on her for you. Don't worry, my man, Link, will take good care of her."
Rachel smiled, "Alright, you got me."
~**~
Telan and Josh bowed in front of Roeticus. Telan smiled, "She was unsettled by us, my lord. . ."
Josh nodded, "Yes, she quickly ran off, saying she was sick."
Roeticus laughed in his chair, "That is great. She will start to doubt herself, and then we will attack."
Telan's blue eyes flashed, "That will be fun."
Josh nodded as his green eyes shined, "Yes, I will look forward to that. Never has a woman been so afraid of getting close to me. Woman usually kill themselves to get close to me."
Roeticus smiled, "I am glad I had you two kill her parents two years ago. Never did that cross my mind until I sent you to earth. Now she is here, and we can finish her here. Once she is defeated, the Triforce will be mine!"
Kaysa smiled, "Yes father, the key will perish, and the Triforce will be easy to snatch. Then you can be the ruler of all Hyrule!"
Roeticus smiled at his daughter, "Yes Kaysa, and you will have everything you want."
Kaysa smiled at Telan and Josh, "You two will have to fight over me. . ."
"I've already won that fight." Telan smiled as he kissed Kaysa's hand.
~**~
Ryo was fast asleep as Link sat in a chair in their room. He shook his head, "Why is evil still in Hyrule? I defeated Ganondorf. . . I wonder who it could be?" Ryo moaned in her sleep, rolling over. Link smiled at her, "No matter what, I have to protect Ryo, Rachel, and Jordan."
There was a knock at the door, and Link heard Jordan's voice, "May I come in?"
Link smiled as he walked to the door, and let Jordan in. Jordan walked in, and Link shut the door, "What's on your mind, Jordan?"
Jordan looked at Ryo sleeping in the bed, "Rachel was worried about Ryo. . ."
Link sighed as he looked at his new love, "She just fell asleep. I would like to know a little more about her past, she seems to be very afraid of it."
Jordan nodded, "Lets let her sleep, and I'll tell you everything over breakfast." Both Link and Jordan walked out of the room, quietly closing the door. Jordan sighed, "Ryo's father was a big-time scientist, figuring out every problem there was. When he found out about our powers, he tested us to figure out how we got them. He told me I got mine from being struck by lightning. The lightning counteracted with my body, causing a reaction within it. Rachel got hers from the car crash she was in. It was winter, and the temperature was forty below. She had a reaction within her body as well. Now Ryo got hers from being burned in a fire when she was a baby. The scar is on her right hand. Ironically it is in the shape of the Triforce. Her father knew about her power from when she was old enough to crawl. He didn't say anything until he knew there were other people like his daughter. After he found out the secret behind them, his associates wanted to know the secret. He wouldn't tell them, afraid that they would take his daughter away from him. Ryo thinks his associates killed him, but I know differently. It wasn't his associates, it was someone that didn't come from earth." Jordan shook his head, "They came from Hyrule, I am certain. His associates wouldn't break into his home just to find out information on us. They could break into his files, which they did. That is why they were after Ryo and Rachel. I was the lucky one. My parents are still alive, we ran together. Those two ran by themselves. No one to comfort them when they felt scared, no one to help them when they were hurt or sick."
Rachel ran towards them, "Jordan, what are you two talking about?"
Link nodded, "Thank you, Jordan, for the information."
Jordan smiled, "Don't mention it, my man, you needed it, and I supplied it. Lets get some breakfast." All three walked down to the kitchen. Link grabbed an apple, and Jordan took two oranges. They went to the courtyard to eat their breakfast.
Rachel looked at Link, "You better take good care of her, Link."
Link smiled, "Don't worry, Rachel, she is safe with me. No one will harm her, I swear my life on it." He took a bite out of his apple, "Besides, she can take care of herself. . ."
Rachel looked at him sternly, "Yeah, she can take care of herself. . . Do you know how many times she has tried to kill herself? She makes it look like an accident, but I can tell. Everyday she wishes she was in her house when her parents were murdered. She wishes she could have died with them, and not be here right now. . ."
Link stood up, and dropped his apple, "Why doesn't anyone tell me this?" He ran back to the room he shared with Ryo. He burst into the room, and sighed, Ryo was still asleep. He walked over to her sleeping body, and caressed her cheek.
Ryo opened her eyes and smiled, "Good morning, Link, how did you sleep?"
Link sighed once again, "Relieved."
Ryo sat up, "What do you mean?"
"I slept in peace, knowing you were safe." Link stated. He sat on the bed beside Ryo, "Did you sleep well?" She nodded as she covered a yawn. Link smiled, "Good, I want to ride out today if you don't mind."
Ryo nodded, "I don't mind. That would actually be great." She stood up and grabbed her clothes. She started to get dressed, "Link, do you think I'm useful alive?"
Link was shocked at the question she had just asked, "Yes. . . What would ever make you feel like you weren't useful alive?"
Ryo sighed as she dressed, "If I wasn't alive, then my parents would still be alive. They wouldn't have died."
Link shook his head at her, "Don't say that, you don't know." He pulled Ryo into a hug, "Besides, if you weren't here, what would I do?" He kissed her quickly, and then released her, "Lets go, we should head out before noon."
~**~
Ryo took a deep breath, "I'm glad to be out of the castle."
Rachel smiled, "I agree, Zelda was a snot. I can't stand social events. . ."
Jordan laughed, "You are second in command of the N.S. club." He nodded toward Link, "Non Social club. Ryo is the first in command."
Link smiled, "Just as good, I hate them too. . ."
All four horses stopped where they were, nostrils flaring. Something materialized in front of them in Hyrule Field. Rachel clenched her fists around Demon's reins, "What is it?"
Ryo felt unsure of herself, "I don't know, but I admit that it sort of scares me. . ."
She stopped as she heard a familiar voice laughing at them, "That's right, be afraid!"
It became clear who was standing in front of them, it was Telan. Ryo quickly turned Ghost around to run, but stopped as she saw Josh standing to the back of them. His smile was evil, "You can't get away, key."
Rachel dismounted, and unsheathed her sword, "Let us pass, and no harm will come to you!"
Josh laughed, "You would make a good slave. . ." As he said this, darkness surrounded Rachel.
Jordan dismounted quickly, eyes flashing as the darkness cleared. Rachel laid unconscious on the ground. A storm started up, and Jordan's eyes were flashing, "What did you do to her?"
Telan looked at Jordan, "Our fight is not with you, give us the key, and you will be let free."
Jordan shook his head, "Rachel would never forgive me!" He readied his boomerang, and threw it at Josh.
Halfway to Josh, the boomerang stopped and turned back. It headed straight for Jordan, hitting him in the stomach. Link quickly dismounted, "Jordan, are you. . ."
Jordan grabbed his stomach, and gritted his teeth, "Stay and protect Ryo! Don't leave her side, Ghost can only do so much." He fell unconscious, hitting the ground with a hard smack. The storm that had started up stopped suddenly.
Ryo's anger welled up inside her, twisting and wriggling like it was alive. She screamed in anger as Telan knocked Link unconscious. In front of Ryo, a black shape appeared. Ryo heaved in concentration as the shape took form. It formed a huge black tiger with white stripes. The tiger opened its jaws to show teeth of fire. The stripes seemed to dance as a fire would.
Ryo looked at Telan, "You. . . You. . . I will never forgive you!" The tiger sprung at Telan, making him jump backward. Ryo screamed, "I don't care what you think I am, I will not allow anyone to be hurt by you!"
The tiger roared, and as it did so, the ground around Telan caught on fire. Ghost's eyes flared red, and Telan screamed, "This won't be the last time you see us!" He disappeared, and along with him went Josh.
Rachel moaned as she came to, "What hit me?" She saw Link and Jordan unconscious. She felt fear grip her heart, "Ryo, where are you?"
Ryo swayed on her feet, "Rachel. . ."
Rachel looked at Ryo to see the black tiger sitting at her feet, its golden eyes watching her intently. Rachel ran to her cousin as Ryo fell, "Ryo, what happened?"
The tiger just watched as Rachel carefully laid Ryo on the ground. Ryo smiled weakly, "I'm not sure, but I can tell you that it all feels right now."
Jordan and Link came to at the same moment. Wild Wind nudged Jordan's head. Jordan smiled, "I'm fine Wild Wind. . ." He looked to see Rachel standing over Ryo.
Link shook his head to clear it. He looked to see where Ryo was, and saw the tiger, "Goddesses!"
Ryo turned her head, and winced, "It's alright, Link." The tiger came over, and purred as Ryo petted it, "This is what my anger is like in real form. All that anger from the last two years, it has built inside me. Just now did it take its true form."
Rachel looked wearily at the tiger, "It won't hurt you will it?"
The tiger turned its gaze to her and roared, showing her its fire teeth. Ryo shook her head, "Kalinoc will not hurt me. . ."
Rachel smiled, "So you named it after your dog."
Ryo nodded, "Kalinoc lives on." She sat up, but she fell back down, "I guess I over did it." She frowned, "Well, we now have an enemy to fight. . . Two to be exact."
"Never in my life. . ." Jordan sighed.
Rachel smiled, "What's the matter, Jordan, don't want to fight? I'm ready, I can tell you that."
Jordan shook his head, "That's not it, it's just that you guys always thrive on fighting. You need to stop that." He sighed, "This is more complicated than I thought. I think those two were working for someone else."
Rachel petted the tiger, but pulled her hand back and screamed, "That tiger is burning hot!" She cradled her burnt hand, "Why didn't you tell me, Ryo?"
Ryo looked from Rachel to Kalinoc, "I didn't know. . ." Kalinoc purred as he rubbed up against her.
Jordan rushed to Rachel's side, "You're alright, it's only a small burn, you will survive."
Link walked over to Ryo and Kalinoc, "I suppose he is going to come along with us?" Ryo nodded, and Link smiled at Kalinoc, "I'm glad he is on our side."
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Telan bowed his head to Roeticus, "I'm sorry, my lord. . ."
Roeticus smiled, "It is alright, Telan, she did something unexpected."
Kaysa looked at Telan, "Did she hurt you?"
Telan shook his head, "No, we got away before she could harm us with that thing she commanded." He looked at Josh, "She is stronger than we thought."
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Demon snorted at Kalinoc. Rachel agreed, "I agree, Demon, he makes me skitterish also." Demon barred his teeth at Kalinoc, and Rachel smacked him, "Stop it!"
Ghost pawed the ground in front of him. Ryo stood up, "Will you two stop it!"
Ghost and Demon turned to Ryo, and lowered their heads. Jordan smiled, "You always did have a thing with those two."
Link looked around, "I don't think it's safe to stay here very long. Those two might come back."
Ryo nodded, "I agree." She looked Link in the eye, "Where to next?"
Link shrugged, "I don't know. I was going to ask you the same thing."
Rachel smiled, "Well, there are tons of places we could go to. . ." She stopped as an explosion from Death Mountain Crater shook the ground. Rachel grabbed Jordan for support, "I say we go there next!"
Link looked up at Death Mountain, "I guess it wouldn't hurt to go see what the problem is."
Ryo smiled and Kalinoc roared, "Great, a warm place for once!"
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I hope you liked this chapter, I'm sorry it took so long to get this up. Thanks to everyone who reviewed my story. I'm starting something new. . . I'm running out of new people to put in the story. If you want to be in the story send me the name you want to be called in the story, how old you want to be, what your attitude you want to have, what you want to look like, and which side you want to be on (Either Roeticus's side or Ryo and Rachel's side.)