Disclaimer: I don't own the Zelda characters, but I do own Ryo, Rachel,
Ghost, Demon, Jordan, Wild Wind, Kalinoc, Telan, Josh, Kaysa, Roeticus, and
a new character this chapter. . . Fridge. If you want to use my characters,
ask me, just don't use them without permission.
Chapter Six
Link carefully looked around for any danger, and finally turned back to Ryo, Rachel, and Jordan, "The coast is clear, come on."
The three followed him further into the crater. Kalinoc growled as Ryo went across a bridge. Rachel followed next, a Goron tunic protecting her from the heat. Jordan was the last across, his red Goron tunic fitting perfectly. Kalinoc followed Link as he went forward.
Ryo came next, then Rachel, and then Jordan brought up the rear. Ryo sighed at the warmness around her, it seemed to revitalize her. Link looked back at her and smiled. He had told them about his battle with Volvagia. Ryo seemed interested in this, and Link had told in great detail what had happened.
Link nodded, "Follow me and stay close." He entered the Fire Temple. The door closed behind them, and the ground underneath their feet started to rumble.
Ryo grabbed onto Link, almost falling over. Rachel grabbed Jordan in the same manner. Kalinoc latched his claws into the tiled floor, keeping him from falling. Ryo's voice was shaky, "Link, are you sure this was a good idea?"
Link looked at her, "Don't worry, we'll be safe." He waited until the ground stopped its rumbling, and started to walk deeper into the temple.
Ryo ran after him with the other two following. Kalinoc roared and followed Ryo. Ryo caught up with Link, "Do you think anything dangerous is here?"
Link's smile didn't waver as he lied to her, "I don't think so, but it's worth a look."
Rachel rolled her eyes, "Yeah, right, Link. You're such a liar!" Jordan laughed, and Rachel smiled at him.
Jordan nodded with Rachel, "I agree, I say there is danger here." As he said this, a flare dancer emerged from a fire pit.
Ryo smiled as Kalinoc roared at, showing his fire teeth to it. Ryo laughed, "It can't hurt us, Kalinoc."
Link pushed Ryo behind him, "Even if it can't, I want to make sure you aren't hurt."
Jordan threw his boomerang at it, hitting its core. Rachel then clenched her fist, and slammed it into the ground. Ice shot at the flare dancer. It was hit, and defeated. Ryo looked at the three, "You know I'm not a little child, I can take care of myself."
Rachel sighed, "We know, but fire verses fire isn't a good match up. You wouldn't be able to defeat it."
Link smiled at Ryo, "Relax, you can defeat anything you want to, but let us defeat things here. You have been defeating everything else, let us have some fun." He continued down the hall, shaking his head.
Ryo stood there for a second, trying to figure what just happened. Had Link just stated that he wanted her to be completely safe? She shook her head, and continued after him.
Kalinoc looked from Ryo to Rachel. Rachel sighed, "She just doesn't get what love is supposed to be about. She isn't used to someone trying to keep her safe, that's usually her job." Kalinoc purred, and then thudded after Ryo.
Jordan nodded, "You hit it right on the head." Both then followed Kalinoc.
Link walked into the room where he fought Volvagia. Ryo, Kalinoc, Rachel, and Jordan followed him. Link turned to them, "See, nothing to worry about, Ryo."
Ryo let a sigh of relief out, "Good. . ." She stopped as the ground underneath them shook violently.
Rachel screamed in fear as she fell through one of the many holes in the island they were on. Jordan lunged, and grabbed her arm, "I've got you, you'll be alright."
From on of the holes, a serpent-like head appeared. Link grabbed Ryo's arm, "Get over here. . ."
The serpent-like head hissed, "I was waiting for food."
Jordan pulled Rachel up, and Rachel looked at Link, "I thought you said you defeated Volvagia!"
Link tightened his grip on Ryo's arm, "I did!"
The thing emerged, a huge serpent body was attached to the head. It had two small arms. It laughed, "I am not Volvagia, I am Giavol!" He eyed Ryo, "You look like you would make a good meal. . ."
Kalinoc roared a warning in Giavol's way. Giavol ignored him. Kalinoc jumped in front of Link and Ryo, his fire teeth barred. Link took his Megaton hammer from its place at his belt. Ryo unsheathed her sword, fear in her heart. Kalinoc turned to Ryo, sensing her fear. Ryo started to back away from Giavol.
Link let her go, keeping his concentration on Giavol, "Jordan, make sure Ryo is kept safe!"
Jordan nodded as he brought his boomerang up to throw it, "I got ya!" His eyes flashed, and the boomerang started to surge with electrical power. He quickly turned to Rachel, "Make sure Ryo is alright, she seems afraid."
Rachel ran to her cousin, "Ryo, are you alright?"
Ryo shook her head, "I want to leave here, I don't like the feeling I have." A roar brought her to look in the direction of Kalinoc. She screamed at what she saw, "Kalinoc, no!" Giavol had Kalinoc in one of its hands. Kalinoc tried everything to get loose, but Giavol's grip was fierce.
Link took this opportunity to attack. He slammed the Megaton hammer on Giavol's tail. Giavol dropped Kalinoc, and eyed its new attacker with eyes full of hate. Jordan threw the boomerang , striking Giavol's head, straight between the eyes.
Giavol snapped its jaws at Jordan, forgetting Kalinoc. Kalinoc swiftly bit Giavol's tail, digging his claws into the ground. Giavol tried to reach Jordan but couldn't.
Rachel ran at Giavol's face, her sword forming a coat of ice around it. She sliced at Giavol, her fury getting the better of her. Something white formed in front of her. It turned out to be a polar bear. Its eyes were purple. It barred its teeth at Giavol, and an icy blast over took Giavol.
Link looked at the frozen Giavol, "What in the Goddesses names happened?" He didn't wait for an answer. Link brought his Megaton hammer down on the frozen Giavol. Giavol shattered into millions of pieces and then melted.
Rachel looked at the polar bear as it stared at her, "What just happened?"
Jordan looked from the polar bear to Kalinoc, "I think this is what your anger looks like in its true form."
Kalinoc thudded over to the polar bear and sniffed it. Rachel laughed, "I think Kalinoc likes Fridge." Fridge, the polar bear, growled.
Ryo still held her sword, fear in her eyes. Link walked over to her, "Ryo. . ."
Ryo dropped her sword, and let Link grab her in a hug. Kalinoc thudded over to the two, and rubbed up against Link. Ryo cried into Link's chest, "I can't take this."
Link rubbed her back, "Shh, it's alright." He put a hand on Kalinoc's head, "I guess I can touch your tiger."
Ryo dried her tears, and looked at Link, "I'm sorry, Link." Link smiled at her, ad she suddenly felt better.
Jordan looked around, "Lets get out of here. This place is creepy."
Link nodded, "Alright, lets go." He put his arm around Ryo's waist, and they all walked out of the temple.
When outside in Hyrule Field, Rachel looked at Demon, "What is your problem, boy?" Demon motioned his head over to Ghost. Ghost was lying down, eyes closed like he was in pain.
Ryo ran to his side, "Ghost, what is wrong?" Ghost opened his eyes, saw Ryo, and then closed them again, snorting. Ryo looked at Link, "Do you have any idea why he is like this?"
Link shook his head, "No, but maybe Malon knows."
Ryo looked back at her horse, "I don't think he can move, Link. He looks like he is in major pain." She wrapped her arms around Ghost's neck, "Don't worry boy, I'll figure out what is wrong with you."
Ghost opened his eyes, and looked at Ryo. He then started to chew on her hair. Link smiled, "Ryo, I think he doesn't want you to worry about him."
Ryo patted Ghost's forehead, "He has been with me ever since my parents died. If I lost him now, I don't know what I would do without him. He has kept me out of the hands of the labs that want me." Ghost nodded his head, and then closed his eyes. Ryo opened his eye to see it roll to the back of his head.
Rachel shook her head, "Ryo, I don't know what's going on, but it's scaring me."
Jordan spotted something no one else had. He walked over to Ghost, and pulled a little object from his neck, "Look at this, it looks like a dart."
Link took it from Jordan, and grimaced, "A poison dart to be exact." He turned to Ryo, "We can get the cure from the Gerudos."
Ryo looked at her horse, "I don't know if he would be up to a treck to the Gerudo Fortress."
Jordan looked around, "Maybe if we get him on his feet, he'll be able to get to the fortress."
Ryo nodded, and the four of them got Ghost standing. Ryo took his reins, "I'll walk him, I don't want to risk him dying."
Link nodded, "We'll switch out to give you a break every once in a while."
~**~
Kaysa laughed with Josh and Telan, "That was great, her horse will die of they don't get to the Gerudos in time."
Telan looked at her, "Kaysa, you are a genius."
Roeticus looked at them, "Yes, she is, but will it work? They are already on the move. The key won't give up."
Josh smiled, "My lord, I want to know what you think will happen."
Roeticus laughed, "Time will tell."
~**~
Link stopped at the gate to the Gerudo fortress. He looked at the Gerudo operating the gate, "We need in. . ."
She smirked at him, "Why?"
Ryo couldn't take the waiting, "My horse was poisoned, he needs the cure, and Link said the Gerudo knew the cure!"
The Gerudo looked at Ghost, "Good steed. . . Poisoned you say?" Ryo nodded her head, pleading in her eyes. The Gerudo looked at Link, "Your pass. . ." Link quickly showed his membership card to her, and she sighed, "Fine, you may enter, but only you. . ."
Ryo was desperate, "What? But Ghost is my horse! I need to be with him!"
Link turned to Ryo, "Relax, I'll take Ghost, and get the cure. I'll be back soon, I promise." He took Ghost's reins, and walked through the gate.
The gate shut behind him, leaving Ryo on the other side. Rachel put a reassuring hand on her cousin's shoulder, "Don't worry, I'll get you in there. . ."
She nodded to Jordan, and Jordan put Ryo behind him on Wild Wind. Both Wild Wind and Demon charged at the gate, breaking through. Gerudos surrounded them, and Pulled Ryo from Wild Wind. Jordan cursed, "Damn!" Wild Wind reared as a Gerudo tried to unhorse him. Demon pawed the ground as the Gerudos started in on him. The Gerudos tied Ryo up, and started to carry her off. Jordan saw this, and turned Wild Wind, "Rachel, they are taking Ryo away!"
Ryo yelled as she struggled at the ropes the held her, "This is unfair! Ghost, Link!"
Rachel looked at Kalinoc, "Hey, Kalinoc, Ryo is in trouble! Fridge, go help Kalinoc get Ryo back!" Both tiger and polar bear ran towards Ryo.
The Gerudos holding Ryo backed away as Kalinoc came bounding in on them. Fridge growled at them as Kalinoc freed Ryo. Ryo rubbed her wrists, "Thanks you two. . ." She stopped as something smashed with her skull, knocking her unconscious. As Kalinoc barred his teeth at the Gerudos around him, a Gerudo snuck up behind him, and knocked him out. Fridge went down too, in the same manner.
Jordan yelled as Rachel was unhorsed, "Rachel. . ." He stopped as he too was unhorsed.
One Gerudo looked at them, "You two will be put in jail for breaking into our fortress. . ."
Rachel smirked at her, "It must not be that great of a fortress if the likes of us could break into it."
The Gerudo held up the unconscious Ryo, "I would hold your tongue if you want your friend here to be unhurt." Rachel stopped her smirking, and lowered her head. Jordan stopped his struggling as he heard what the Gerudo had said.
~**~
Ryo awoke on a hard stone floor, "Oww, what hit me?"
Jordan pulled a wet cloth off her head, "Good, you've finally come too."
Ryo looked around at her surroundings, they were in a cell. Rachel pulled at the bars, "Let us out!"
Ryo moaned as she felt the back of her head, she looked at her hand to see blood. She grimaced, "I'm bleeding. . ."
Rachel raced over to her, "Lay back down, you need to relax. You were hit pretty hard. . ."
A Gerudo walked over to their cell and unlocked it, " You will follow me."
Jordan helped Ryo stand, and all three followed the Gerudo. When they went outside, they were in a corral. Rachel went wide-eyed the sight before her, "What did you do to Demon?!"
Demon was bucking and running around the corral, a Gerudo on his back. Ryo looked up, and saw Ghost in a different corral. She looked around for Link, and found him trying to stop the Gerudos from riding Demon. Ryo yelled to him, "Link. . ."
Link saw her, and ran over to take her from Jordan, "Ryo, what. . ." He then noticed she was bleeding in the back of her head, "Ryo, are you alright?"
Ryo looked at the one Gerudo, "Let my cousin's horse go!" Her eyes went the shape of the triforce, "I also want to know where my tiger is, not to mention my cousin's polar bear!"
The Gerudo pointed to the corral that Ghost was in, and Ryo then saw Kalinoc and Fridge. Ryo pulled away from Link, and tried to walk to the fence. She fell, feeling dizzy. She shook her head, and tried again, not succeeding. Rachel ran to her cousin's side, "Ryo, please, you're only going to hurt yourself!"
Ryo stood up, this time staying up. She walked to the fence, and crawled over it. She whistled, getting the attention of Demon. She nodded to him, "Demon, stop, drop, and roll!" Demon reared, then started to race to the other side. He stopped abruptly, and then rolled, smashing the Gerudo on him. When he stood back up, the Gerudo was lying on the ground, moaning.
Rachel ran to Demon, "Good boy!" She then gasped as Ryo stumbled.
Ghost reared in the corral he was in. He saw Ryo in need. Kalinoc roared, and bit at the chain that was holding him. Jordan ran over to the corral, opening the door. Ghost spared no time as he raced out, over to Ryo. Jordan then pulled out a small piece of metal, and tried to unlock the lock to Kalinoc's and Fridge's chains. Link raced to Ryo, pushing Gerudos out of the way.
Jordan finally succeeded in freeing Kalinoc and Fridge, and Kalinoc then raced to Ryo. Ryo's vision doubled, and she fought off a wave of nausea. Ghost whinnied, trying to get Ryo's attention. Ryo smiled as she saw Ghost was alright, "I see you are feeling alright."
Link picked Ryo up, "Why is it that you can't listen to me? I told you to stay and wait for me at the gate." Ryo looked up at his face, and then looked at Rachel. She then fell unconscious.
Rachel looked at the Gerudos, anger in her eyes, "You are all in trouble now, Ryo isn't here to stop me from hurting you!" Demon's eyes flashed as his nostrils flared. Fridge roared as he ran in front of Rachel.
Jordan walked over to Rachel, his eyes flashing, "I would watch yourselves, she is really dangerous when she is angry." Kalinoc roared and Jordan smiled, "You'll have to also deal with Ryo's animals. They are more dangerous than Rachel and hers combined!"
Link glared at the Gerudos, "I'll never. . ."
One Gerudo bowed, "We are sorry, but we are just trying to . . ."
Rachel yelled, "What's wrong now? Is a monster bothering you?"
The Gerudo nodded, "A witch called Eldoranea."
Link sighed, "Why is it evil is still present after I have beaten Ganondorf?"
~**~
Kaysa laughed as Telan kissed her hand, "Telan, what do you think will happen to the key?"
Telan looked into her eyes, "I think she will be destroyed, and then you can have the triforce."
Josh rolled his eyes, "Stop flirting Telan, we have work to do. We have to go tell Eldoranea that she has to defeat the key and her group."
~**
Ryo shook her head as she came to. Rachel sighed, "It's alright, she is alive. . ."
"Thank you for stating the obvious, Rachel." Jordan stated.
Link smiled as Ryo sat up, "I was starting to worry. Ghost was having a fit, and Kalinoc wouldn't stop pacing."
Ryo blinked, "What happened?"
"You blacked out. . ." Rachel laughed. She smiled, "We have another adventure. We have to go defeat a witch!"
Ryo hit Rachel, "You shouldn't be laughing, Rachel, you have blacked out more times than I can count!"
Rachel's smile disappeared, "You made me lose all my glory, Ryo. . . You're no fun!"
Link stopped the fight that was going to erupt, "We have to go to the Spirit Temple."
"A witch, huh," Ryo smiled as she winked at Rachel, "And I bet this witch is part ice part fire. . ."
"Actually, yes, the witch is." Jordan laughed. He looked at Kalinoc and Fridge, "I wonder if I will get an animal like you two. . ."
I don't know Jordan, what type of animal would have the powers of thunderstorms?" Rachel asked, winking at Ryo.
Jordan glared at her, "Kalinoc is a tiger, what does that have anything to do with fire?"
Ryo turned toward the entrance to the desert, "I think we should go now."
Ghost pranced over to her, snorting at everyone else. Kalinoc rubbed up against Ryo's side, symbolizing her calmness. Demon nudged Rachel, trying to get her to move. Fridge stared at Rachel, his gaze very intelligent.
Link nodded, "I'm with Ryo, I think we should go now. That witch isn't going to die herself. . ."
Ryo smiled, "For once, I have to disagree with you, She will die eventually. . . All things die at some point in time, even evil witches."
~**~
The whole gang stood in front of the Spirit Temple. Jordan whistled, "Wow, that's a lot of stone!"
Rachel nodded, "I hope it doesn't come to life, that would probably be bigger than Godzilla!"
Link smiled, "This is where I met Nabooru." He nodded, "Lets go defeat that witch."
As they entered the temple, Fridge and Kalinoc stopped dead in their tracks. Kalinoc growled deep in his throat, warning Ryo that danger was close. Rachel put her hand on Fridge's head, "What's wrong boy?"
Link sensed Kalinoc's anger, "We should find the witch on the third floor. We should hurry and get there before too long so we can defeat her and be on our way."
Ryo nodded, petting Kalinoc's head, "Sounds good to me, Kalinoc doesn't seem to like this place, and frankly. . . it's giving me the creeps."
Link smiled, "Stay close to me, and you'll be ok."
Ryo put her hands on her hips, "I'm not that creeped out. . . I can take care of myself."
Rachel felt a wave of something run through her and shivered, "You might be, but I don't think I can. I just felt a power that was powerful, more powerful than me and Fridge combined."
Ryo smirked, "It's just your imagination, I don't feel anything. . ." She stopped as she felt the same wave. She stood perfectly still, feeling the wave probing at her to make her shiver. She clenched her fists, causing them to catch fire. She then swiped at the air around her, trying to ride herself of the feeling of the wave. She then growled, her eyes turning into the triforce, "I will not succumb to you, I will not shiver!"
The wave disappeared, leaving no trace. Jordan sighed, "We might have to put more into this fight than I thought we would have to."
Ryo turned to Link, her eyes still the triforce, "We have to defeat that witch soon, or she'll try to tap into our life force to become more powerful."
Rachel looked at Ryo, "You're joking, right?"
Ryo shook her head, "I wih I was, what do you think that wave was? That was the witch trying to see how much power we have. Se has tasted your power, so be careful, she will try to steal it. Keep up an ice wall between the wave and your body when it comes back." She turned to Jordan, "You keep up a lightning field between you and the wave. Make sure you can't see it to the naked eye, we don't need that kind of shield, just a mental shield." She finally turned to Link, "I'll keep a fire wall between me and the wave. Not to mention I will keep a shield between Link and the wave."
They then walked deeper into the temple. Ryo looked at Link, her eyes back to normal, "Link, we have to get there soon, I don't want this witch to steal our energy."
Link smiled, "Don't worry, we'll be there soon."
~**~
I hope you enjoyed this chapter, because I thought it wasn't that good, but it adds to the story. It adds conflict, dramatic irony, some romance(not very much, but you get the picture), and not to mention some secrets that will be explained later on. So read and review.
I just wanted to relay this information for Ivy. . . UE stands for Unsuspected Events.
As for Dark Dragon. . . I just want to say I'm looking forward to some competition. I'm going to have nothing else to do in three weeks except to write to this story, unless my life gets in the way. (Read my profile, you'll understand then, hopefully.)
I am still having that character thing if anyone wants to be in the story. Put everything down, down to the last detail. You can even enter more than one character, as many as you like.
Chapter Six
Link carefully looked around for any danger, and finally turned back to Ryo, Rachel, and Jordan, "The coast is clear, come on."
The three followed him further into the crater. Kalinoc growled as Ryo went across a bridge. Rachel followed next, a Goron tunic protecting her from the heat. Jordan was the last across, his red Goron tunic fitting perfectly. Kalinoc followed Link as he went forward.
Ryo came next, then Rachel, and then Jordan brought up the rear. Ryo sighed at the warmness around her, it seemed to revitalize her. Link looked back at her and smiled. He had told them about his battle with Volvagia. Ryo seemed interested in this, and Link had told in great detail what had happened.
Link nodded, "Follow me and stay close." He entered the Fire Temple. The door closed behind them, and the ground underneath their feet started to rumble.
Ryo grabbed onto Link, almost falling over. Rachel grabbed Jordan in the same manner. Kalinoc latched his claws into the tiled floor, keeping him from falling. Ryo's voice was shaky, "Link, are you sure this was a good idea?"
Link looked at her, "Don't worry, we'll be safe." He waited until the ground stopped its rumbling, and started to walk deeper into the temple.
Ryo ran after him with the other two following. Kalinoc roared and followed Ryo. Ryo caught up with Link, "Do you think anything dangerous is here?"
Link's smile didn't waver as he lied to her, "I don't think so, but it's worth a look."
Rachel rolled her eyes, "Yeah, right, Link. You're such a liar!" Jordan laughed, and Rachel smiled at him.
Jordan nodded with Rachel, "I agree, I say there is danger here." As he said this, a flare dancer emerged from a fire pit.
Ryo smiled as Kalinoc roared at, showing his fire teeth to it. Ryo laughed, "It can't hurt us, Kalinoc."
Link pushed Ryo behind him, "Even if it can't, I want to make sure you aren't hurt."
Jordan threw his boomerang at it, hitting its core. Rachel then clenched her fist, and slammed it into the ground. Ice shot at the flare dancer. It was hit, and defeated. Ryo looked at the three, "You know I'm not a little child, I can take care of myself."
Rachel sighed, "We know, but fire verses fire isn't a good match up. You wouldn't be able to defeat it."
Link smiled at Ryo, "Relax, you can defeat anything you want to, but let us defeat things here. You have been defeating everything else, let us have some fun." He continued down the hall, shaking his head.
Ryo stood there for a second, trying to figure what just happened. Had Link just stated that he wanted her to be completely safe? She shook her head, and continued after him.
Kalinoc looked from Ryo to Rachel. Rachel sighed, "She just doesn't get what love is supposed to be about. She isn't used to someone trying to keep her safe, that's usually her job." Kalinoc purred, and then thudded after Ryo.
Jordan nodded, "You hit it right on the head." Both then followed Kalinoc.
Link walked into the room where he fought Volvagia. Ryo, Kalinoc, Rachel, and Jordan followed him. Link turned to them, "See, nothing to worry about, Ryo."
Ryo let a sigh of relief out, "Good. . ." She stopped as the ground underneath them shook violently.
Rachel screamed in fear as she fell through one of the many holes in the island they were on. Jordan lunged, and grabbed her arm, "I've got you, you'll be alright."
From on of the holes, a serpent-like head appeared. Link grabbed Ryo's arm, "Get over here. . ."
The serpent-like head hissed, "I was waiting for food."
Jordan pulled Rachel up, and Rachel looked at Link, "I thought you said you defeated Volvagia!"
Link tightened his grip on Ryo's arm, "I did!"
The thing emerged, a huge serpent body was attached to the head. It had two small arms. It laughed, "I am not Volvagia, I am Giavol!" He eyed Ryo, "You look like you would make a good meal. . ."
Kalinoc roared a warning in Giavol's way. Giavol ignored him. Kalinoc jumped in front of Link and Ryo, his fire teeth barred. Link took his Megaton hammer from its place at his belt. Ryo unsheathed her sword, fear in her heart. Kalinoc turned to Ryo, sensing her fear. Ryo started to back away from Giavol.
Link let her go, keeping his concentration on Giavol, "Jordan, make sure Ryo is kept safe!"
Jordan nodded as he brought his boomerang up to throw it, "I got ya!" His eyes flashed, and the boomerang started to surge with electrical power. He quickly turned to Rachel, "Make sure Ryo is alright, she seems afraid."
Rachel ran to her cousin, "Ryo, are you alright?"
Ryo shook her head, "I want to leave here, I don't like the feeling I have." A roar brought her to look in the direction of Kalinoc. She screamed at what she saw, "Kalinoc, no!" Giavol had Kalinoc in one of its hands. Kalinoc tried everything to get loose, but Giavol's grip was fierce.
Link took this opportunity to attack. He slammed the Megaton hammer on Giavol's tail. Giavol dropped Kalinoc, and eyed its new attacker with eyes full of hate. Jordan threw the boomerang , striking Giavol's head, straight between the eyes.
Giavol snapped its jaws at Jordan, forgetting Kalinoc. Kalinoc swiftly bit Giavol's tail, digging his claws into the ground. Giavol tried to reach Jordan but couldn't.
Rachel ran at Giavol's face, her sword forming a coat of ice around it. She sliced at Giavol, her fury getting the better of her. Something white formed in front of her. It turned out to be a polar bear. Its eyes were purple. It barred its teeth at Giavol, and an icy blast over took Giavol.
Link looked at the frozen Giavol, "What in the Goddesses names happened?" He didn't wait for an answer. Link brought his Megaton hammer down on the frozen Giavol. Giavol shattered into millions of pieces and then melted.
Rachel looked at the polar bear as it stared at her, "What just happened?"
Jordan looked from the polar bear to Kalinoc, "I think this is what your anger looks like in its true form."
Kalinoc thudded over to the polar bear and sniffed it. Rachel laughed, "I think Kalinoc likes Fridge." Fridge, the polar bear, growled.
Ryo still held her sword, fear in her eyes. Link walked over to her, "Ryo. . ."
Ryo dropped her sword, and let Link grab her in a hug. Kalinoc thudded over to the two, and rubbed up against Link. Ryo cried into Link's chest, "I can't take this."
Link rubbed her back, "Shh, it's alright." He put a hand on Kalinoc's head, "I guess I can touch your tiger."
Ryo dried her tears, and looked at Link, "I'm sorry, Link." Link smiled at her, ad she suddenly felt better.
Jordan looked around, "Lets get out of here. This place is creepy."
Link nodded, "Alright, lets go." He put his arm around Ryo's waist, and they all walked out of the temple.
When outside in Hyrule Field, Rachel looked at Demon, "What is your problem, boy?" Demon motioned his head over to Ghost. Ghost was lying down, eyes closed like he was in pain.
Ryo ran to his side, "Ghost, what is wrong?" Ghost opened his eyes, saw Ryo, and then closed them again, snorting. Ryo looked at Link, "Do you have any idea why he is like this?"
Link shook his head, "No, but maybe Malon knows."
Ryo looked back at her horse, "I don't think he can move, Link. He looks like he is in major pain." She wrapped her arms around Ghost's neck, "Don't worry boy, I'll figure out what is wrong with you."
Ghost opened his eyes, and looked at Ryo. He then started to chew on her hair. Link smiled, "Ryo, I think he doesn't want you to worry about him."
Ryo patted Ghost's forehead, "He has been with me ever since my parents died. If I lost him now, I don't know what I would do without him. He has kept me out of the hands of the labs that want me." Ghost nodded his head, and then closed his eyes. Ryo opened his eye to see it roll to the back of his head.
Rachel shook her head, "Ryo, I don't know what's going on, but it's scaring me."
Jordan spotted something no one else had. He walked over to Ghost, and pulled a little object from his neck, "Look at this, it looks like a dart."
Link took it from Jordan, and grimaced, "A poison dart to be exact." He turned to Ryo, "We can get the cure from the Gerudos."
Ryo looked at her horse, "I don't know if he would be up to a treck to the Gerudo Fortress."
Jordan looked around, "Maybe if we get him on his feet, he'll be able to get to the fortress."
Ryo nodded, and the four of them got Ghost standing. Ryo took his reins, "I'll walk him, I don't want to risk him dying."
Link nodded, "We'll switch out to give you a break every once in a while."
~**~
Kaysa laughed with Josh and Telan, "That was great, her horse will die of they don't get to the Gerudos in time."
Telan looked at her, "Kaysa, you are a genius."
Roeticus looked at them, "Yes, she is, but will it work? They are already on the move. The key won't give up."
Josh smiled, "My lord, I want to know what you think will happen."
Roeticus laughed, "Time will tell."
~**~
Link stopped at the gate to the Gerudo fortress. He looked at the Gerudo operating the gate, "We need in. . ."
She smirked at him, "Why?"
Ryo couldn't take the waiting, "My horse was poisoned, he needs the cure, and Link said the Gerudo knew the cure!"
The Gerudo looked at Ghost, "Good steed. . . Poisoned you say?" Ryo nodded her head, pleading in her eyes. The Gerudo looked at Link, "Your pass. . ." Link quickly showed his membership card to her, and she sighed, "Fine, you may enter, but only you. . ."
Ryo was desperate, "What? But Ghost is my horse! I need to be with him!"
Link turned to Ryo, "Relax, I'll take Ghost, and get the cure. I'll be back soon, I promise." He took Ghost's reins, and walked through the gate.
The gate shut behind him, leaving Ryo on the other side. Rachel put a reassuring hand on her cousin's shoulder, "Don't worry, I'll get you in there. . ."
She nodded to Jordan, and Jordan put Ryo behind him on Wild Wind. Both Wild Wind and Demon charged at the gate, breaking through. Gerudos surrounded them, and Pulled Ryo from Wild Wind. Jordan cursed, "Damn!" Wild Wind reared as a Gerudo tried to unhorse him. Demon pawed the ground as the Gerudos started in on him. The Gerudos tied Ryo up, and started to carry her off. Jordan saw this, and turned Wild Wind, "Rachel, they are taking Ryo away!"
Ryo yelled as she struggled at the ropes the held her, "This is unfair! Ghost, Link!"
Rachel looked at Kalinoc, "Hey, Kalinoc, Ryo is in trouble! Fridge, go help Kalinoc get Ryo back!" Both tiger and polar bear ran towards Ryo.
The Gerudos holding Ryo backed away as Kalinoc came bounding in on them. Fridge growled at them as Kalinoc freed Ryo. Ryo rubbed her wrists, "Thanks you two. . ." She stopped as something smashed with her skull, knocking her unconscious. As Kalinoc barred his teeth at the Gerudos around him, a Gerudo snuck up behind him, and knocked him out. Fridge went down too, in the same manner.
Jordan yelled as Rachel was unhorsed, "Rachel. . ." He stopped as he too was unhorsed.
One Gerudo looked at them, "You two will be put in jail for breaking into our fortress. . ."
Rachel smirked at her, "It must not be that great of a fortress if the likes of us could break into it."
The Gerudo held up the unconscious Ryo, "I would hold your tongue if you want your friend here to be unhurt." Rachel stopped her smirking, and lowered her head. Jordan stopped his struggling as he heard what the Gerudo had said.
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Ryo awoke on a hard stone floor, "Oww, what hit me?"
Jordan pulled a wet cloth off her head, "Good, you've finally come too."
Ryo looked around at her surroundings, they were in a cell. Rachel pulled at the bars, "Let us out!"
Ryo moaned as she felt the back of her head, she looked at her hand to see blood. She grimaced, "I'm bleeding. . ."
Rachel raced over to her, "Lay back down, you need to relax. You were hit pretty hard. . ."
A Gerudo walked over to their cell and unlocked it, " You will follow me."
Jordan helped Ryo stand, and all three followed the Gerudo. When they went outside, they were in a corral. Rachel went wide-eyed the sight before her, "What did you do to Demon?!"
Demon was bucking and running around the corral, a Gerudo on his back. Ryo looked up, and saw Ghost in a different corral. She looked around for Link, and found him trying to stop the Gerudos from riding Demon. Ryo yelled to him, "Link. . ."
Link saw her, and ran over to take her from Jordan, "Ryo, what. . ." He then noticed she was bleeding in the back of her head, "Ryo, are you alright?"
Ryo looked at the one Gerudo, "Let my cousin's horse go!" Her eyes went the shape of the triforce, "I also want to know where my tiger is, not to mention my cousin's polar bear!"
The Gerudo pointed to the corral that Ghost was in, and Ryo then saw Kalinoc and Fridge. Ryo pulled away from Link, and tried to walk to the fence. She fell, feeling dizzy. She shook her head, and tried again, not succeeding. Rachel ran to her cousin's side, "Ryo, please, you're only going to hurt yourself!"
Ryo stood up, this time staying up. She walked to the fence, and crawled over it. She whistled, getting the attention of Demon. She nodded to him, "Demon, stop, drop, and roll!" Demon reared, then started to race to the other side. He stopped abruptly, and then rolled, smashing the Gerudo on him. When he stood back up, the Gerudo was lying on the ground, moaning.
Rachel ran to Demon, "Good boy!" She then gasped as Ryo stumbled.
Ghost reared in the corral he was in. He saw Ryo in need. Kalinoc roared, and bit at the chain that was holding him. Jordan ran over to the corral, opening the door. Ghost spared no time as he raced out, over to Ryo. Jordan then pulled out a small piece of metal, and tried to unlock the lock to Kalinoc's and Fridge's chains. Link raced to Ryo, pushing Gerudos out of the way.
Jordan finally succeeded in freeing Kalinoc and Fridge, and Kalinoc then raced to Ryo. Ryo's vision doubled, and she fought off a wave of nausea. Ghost whinnied, trying to get Ryo's attention. Ryo smiled as she saw Ghost was alright, "I see you are feeling alright."
Link picked Ryo up, "Why is it that you can't listen to me? I told you to stay and wait for me at the gate." Ryo looked up at his face, and then looked at Rachel. She then fell unconscious.
Rachel looked at the Gerudos, anger in her eyes, "You are all in trouble now, Ryo isn't here to stop me from hurting you!" Demon's eyes flashed as his nostrils flared. Fridge roared as he ran in front of Rachel.
Jordan walked over to Rachel, his eyes flashing, "I would watch yourselves, she is really dangerous when she is angry." Kalinoc roared and Jordan smiled, "You'll have to also deal with Ryo's animals. They are more dangerous than Rachel and hers combined!"
Link glared at the Gerudos, "I'll never. . ."
One Gerudo bowed, "We are sorry, but we are just trying to . . ."
Rachel yelled, "What's wrong now? Is a monster bothering you?"
The Gerudo nodded, "A witch called Eldoranea."
Link sighed, "Why is it evil is still present after I have beaten Ganondorf?"
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Kaysa laughed as Telan kissed her hand, "Telan, what do you think will happen to the key?"
Telan looked into her eyes, "I think she will be destroyed, and then you can have the triforce."
Josh rolled his eyes, "Stop flirting Telan, we have work to do. We have to go tell Eldoranea that she has to defeat the key and her group."
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Ryo shook her head as she came to. Rachel sighed, "It's alright, she is alive. . ."
"Thank you for stating the obvious, Rachel." Jordan stated.
Link smiled as Ryo sat up, "I was starting to worry. Ghost was having a fit, and Kalinoc wouldn't stop pacing."
Ryo blinked, "What happened?"
"You blacked out. . ." Rachel laughed. She smiled, "We have another adventure. We have to go defeat a witch!"
Ryo hit Rachel, "You shouldn't be laughing, Rachel, you have blacked out more times than I can count!"
Rachel's smile disappeared, "You made me lose all my glory, Ryo. . . You're no fun!"
Link stopped the fight that was going to erupt, "We have to go to the Spirit Temple."
"A witch, huh," Ryo smiled as she winked at Rachel, "And I bet this witch is part ice part fire. . ."
"Actually, yes, the witch is." Jordan laughed. He looked at Kalinoc and Fridge, "I wonder if I will get an animal like you two. . ."
I don't know Jordan, what type of animal would have the powers of thunderstorms?" Rachel asked, winking at Ryo.
Jordan glared at her, "Kalinoc is a tiger, what does that have anything to do with fire?"
Ryo turned toward the entrance to the desert, "I think we should go now."
Ghost pranced over to her, snorting at everyone else. Kalinoc rubbed up against Ryo's side, symbolizing her calmness. Demon nudged Rachel, trying to get her to move. Fridge stared at Rachel, his gaze very intelligent.
Link nodded, "I'm with Ryo, I think we should go now. That witch isn't going to die herself. . ."
Ryo smiled, "For once, I have to disagree with you, She will die eventually. . . All things die at some point in time, even evil witches."
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The whole gang stood in front of the Spirit Temple. Jordan whistled, "Wow, that's a lot of stone!"
Rachel nodded, "I hope it doesn't come to life, that would probably be bigger than Godzilla!"
Link smiled, "This is where I met Nabooru." He nodded, "Lets go defeat that witch."
As they entered the temple, Fridge and Kalinoc stopped dead in their tracks. Kalinoc growled deep in his throat, warning Ryo that danger was close. Rachel put her hand on Fridge's head, "What's wrong boy?"
Link sensed Kalinoc's anger, "We should find the witch on the third floor. We should hurry and get there before too long so we can defeat her and be on our way."
Ryo nodded, petting Kalinoc's head, "Sounds good to me, Kalinoc doesn't seem to like this place, and frankly. . . it's giving me the creeps."
Link smiled, "Stay close to me, and you'll be ok."
Ryo put her hands on her hips, "I'm not that creeped out. . . I can take care of myself."
Rachel felt a wave of something run through her and shivered, "You might be, but I don't think I can. I just felt a power that was powerful, more powerful than me and Fridge combined."
Ryo smirked, "It's just your imagination, I don't feel anything. . ." She stopped as she felt the same wave. She stood perfectly still, feeling the wave probing at her to make her shiver. She clenched her fists, causing them to catch fire. She then swiped at the air around her, trying to ride herself of the feeling of the wave. She then growled, her eyes turning into the triforce, "I will not succumb to you, I will not shiver!"
The wave disappeared, leaving no trace. Jordan sighed, "We might have to put more into this fight than I thought we would have to."
Ryo turned to Link, her eyes still the triforce, "We have to defeat that witch soon, or she'll try to tap into our life force to become more powerful."
Rachel looked at Ryo, "You're joking, right?"
Ryo shook her head, "I wih I was, what do you think that wave was? That was the witch trying to see how much power we have. Se has tasted your power, so be careful, she will try to steal it. Keep up an ice wall between the wave and your body when it comes back." She turned to Jordan, "You keep up a lightning field between you and the wave. Make sure you can't see it to the naked eye, we don't need that kind of shield, just a mental shield." She finally turned to Link, "I'll keep a fire wall between me and the wave. Not to mention I will keep a shield between Link and the wave."
They then walked deeper into the temple. Ryo looked at Link, her eyes back to normal, "Link, we have to get there soon, I don't want this witch to steal our energy."
Link smiled, "Don't worry, we'll be there soon."
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I hope you enjoyed this chapter, because I thought it wasn't that good, but it adds to the story. It adds conflict, dramatic irony, some romance(not very much, but you get the picture), and not to mention some secrets that will be explained later on. So read and review.
I just wanted to relay this information for Ivy. . . UE stands for Unsuspected Events.
As for Dark Dragon. . . I just want to say I'm looking forward to some competition. I'm going to have nothing else to do in three weeks except to write to this story, unless my life gets in the way. (Read my profile, you'll understand then, hopefully.)
I am still having that character thing if anyone wants to be in the story. Put everything down, down to the last detail. You can even enter more than one character, as many as you like.