Ch 9
Link smiled, "Out of ideas? Haha." Ganondorf laughed his evil laugh. It scared the hell out of Ashley. Link looked down at Ashley, and the next thing she sees is Link out cold on the floor. Ashley screams and the next thing she knows is Ganondorf's humongous cold hand on her throat lifting her off of the ground several feet. He grinned, "You know what I want from you." Ashley managed to choke out, "c-c-an-d-d-y?" Ganondorf laughs loudly. "Uhhh... cake?" He laughs even harder. "WHAT THE HELL DO YOU WANT FROM ME!!!" she managed to scream. "Everything..." Ganondorf grinned. Ashley soon hears a moan, and a snap of fingers.
She was back at her house. Her head spinning like she'd just had been on the Tilt-A-Whirl ride. She sat on the bed, trying to stop her head from spinning. Once the spinning stopped, she saw no one in the room. She got up and opened the door and saw only Derek sleeping on the floor, just Derek. "Derek," Ashley whispered. "Derek, wake up." "Wh-wha? What's goin' on? Hey! Where's Mario?" Derek asked. "Same question for me: 'Where's Mario'?" "Don't we have school?" "I don't think so, I think today's November 29th." "But isn't that a Monday?" "Yeah. Derek, go in your bedroom and don't come out okay?" "Okay, I won't." "Good." Ashley ushers her brother into his bedroom and closes the door. She runs into her bedroom, jumps into her bed, and thinks: Has this all been a dream? Or was it real? "Oh, it was real" an evil sounding voice sounded in her bedroom. Ashley looked around her bedroom, terrified. That voice was not Link's. Soon the room went black like before and a cold wind blew. It died down showing a figure. Ganondorf. Out of all other people, why would Ganondorf be here? Ashley thought. Then, out of nowhere, she felt a shock of power hit her in the stomach. She fell forward moaning in pain. "Don't disrespect me," Ganondorf commanded. "What have... you done... with Link?" she asked weakly. "Didn't he come here to tell you that a war has started, and he left?" A groan. "You weak, pathetic girl. It was only a shock. You will definitely get it when you really face me, ALONE!" he laughed. Another moan. "As soon as I have the Triforce of Light I will be able to have Hyrule given to me! Isn't that right, Shana?" Another moan. "Hmmm... You're really hurt aren't you? Want more? I get bored sometimes. But this is entertaining." "...No...please...no," Ashley moaned. Ganondorf laughed, "Don't you want to know what has happened?" A moan. "Then you have to give me one of your precious possessions." "No..." "Fine then. I will take your beautiful singing voice." "Huh...How did you..." "When I look into your mind. I can see your past." Ashley turns her head away; "You will not...take my voice without telling...me what you have...done to Link." "Alright, deal. I will tell you. Link heard that a war, that I made to make him weak, had started. I needed his Triforce of Courage to have three of the Triforce pieces. Now I only need one. And I think I know who it is" he looks at Ashley and grins." He tried to fight them off but got weak fast as soon as he realized that I shot a spell at him in the cave back there. In other words I needed Nabooru to lure him into battle with some of my minions: Re-Deads, Like-likes, Octorks, and Gerudo women." "What happened to Link?" "Nabooru told me that a Like-like took Link's Master sword and his other weapons and an Octork shot him in the head. That knocked him out cold. So I came there and took him to a place where he is held captive." "How and where is he?" "He has deep gashes in his legs, chest, and face. And I am not saying anymore. " "WHAT!?" Ashley gathered her strength to yell. "Come here," Ganondorf pointed to the floor in front of him. "Huh?" "I need you standing in front of me to take your voice." "Why do you need it anyway?" "For good reasons," Ganondorf grinned. "Just one more question: what will you do with it?" "I'll keep it here," and Ganondorf held up a gold ring on a chain. "Okay," Ashley said, shaking. She got out of her bed and stood a good couple of feet away from him. "Now what do I do?" She asked, shaking as her voice quivered with fear. "Just stand there." "O-o-o-okay." Ganondorf's hand went for Ashley's neck, but she stepped back. "What are you doing? Scared? You are weak." "I-I-don't think I'm ready...yet." "We made a deal, am I right?" "...Yes?" "Well, then do you want it the hard way or the easy way?" "Huh? There are two? Hard way, what is it?" "The hard way is that I literally have to touch your throat and grasp very hard," he said in a happy but evil tone. Ashley hesitated, "The easy way?" "I don't have to touch your throat and just use magic," Ganondorf said weakly. Kind of frustrated, otherwise. Like he just wanted to do it. But he knew he just wanted what he came for: her Voice. "The easy way," Ashley said confidently. Ganondorf grinned, "All right." Ganondorf puts his hand in front of Ashley's neck and a purple glow illuminated her face. She closed her eyes. Perfect timing. Ganondorf thought, and reached farther towards her neck and grasped it. Ashley flinched. Noticing what that cold hand was she tried to scream but nothing came out of her mouth. Oh my God! Did Ganondorf just mute me? She thought. Soon the grip was released and finally Ashley let out a piercing scream. She grabbed her neck and fell to her knees. Ganondorf laughed his evil laugh, "You'll learn. You'll learn," he swung the ring on its chain back an fourth and finally slipped it around his neck. It was glowing purple. He grins. Regaining her strength to talk, Ashley said, "Can I ask you something?" "Yes, you scrawny, weak, wretched girl?" "Did you take other people's voices?" "Yes. Why do you want to know that?" "I was just wondering. Oh, and is the glow different colors?" "Smart girl. How do you know about this?" "I-I-I was just guessing."
Link smiled, "Out of ideas? Haha." Ganondorf laughed his evil laugh. It scared the hell out of Ashley. Link looked down at Ashley, and the next thing she sees is Link out cold on the floor. Ashley screams and the next thing she knows is Ganondorf's humongous cold hand on her throat lifting her off of the ground several feet. He grinned, "You know what I want from you." Ashley managed to choke out, "c-c-an-d-d-y?" Ganondorf laughs loudly. "Uhhh... cake?" He laughs even harder. "WHAT THE HELL DO YOU WANT FROM ME!!!" she managed to scream. "Everything..." Ganondorf grinned. Ashley soon hears a moan, and a snap of fingers.
She was back at her house. Her head spinning like she'd just had been on the Tilt-A-Whirl ride. She sat on the bed, trying to stop her head from spinning. Once the spinning stopped, she saw no one in the room. She got up and opened the door and saw only Derek sleeping on the floor, just Derek. "Derek," Ashley whispered. "Derek, wake up." "Wh-wha? What's goin' on? Hey! Where's Mario?" Derek asked. "Same question for me: 'Where's Mario'?" "Don't we have school?" "I don't think so, I think today's November 29th." "But isn't that a Monday?" "Yeah. Derek, go in your bedroom and don't come out okay?" "Okay, I won't." "Good." Ashley ushers her brother into his bedroom and closes the door. She runs into her bedroom, jumps into her bed, and thinks: Has this all been a dream? Or was it real? "Oh, it was real" an evil sounding voice sounded in her bedroom. Ashley looked around her bedroom, terrified. That voice was not Link's. Soon the room went black like before and a cold wind blew. It died down showing a figure. Ganondorf. Out of all other people, why would Ganondorf be here? Ashley thought. Then, out of nowhere, she felt a shock of power hit her in the stomach. She fell forward moaning in pain. "Don't disrespect me," Ganondorf commanded. "What have... you done... with Link?" she asked weakly. "Didn't he come here to tell you that a war has started, and he left?" A groan. "You weak, pathetic girl. It was only a shock. You will definitely get it when you really face me, ALONE!" he laughed. Another moan. "As soon as I have the Triforce of Light I will be able to have Hyrule given to me! Isn't that right, Shana?" Another moan. "Hmmm... You're really hurt aren't you? Want more? I get bored sometimes. But this is entertaining." "...No...please...no," Ashley moaned. Ganondorf laughed, "Don't you want to know what has happened?" A moan. "Then you have to give me one of your precious possessions." "No..." "Fine then. I will take your beautiful singing voice." "Huh...How did you..." "When I look into your mind. I can see your past." Ashley turns her head away; "You will not...take my voice without telling...me what you have...done to Link." "Alright, deal. I will tell you. Link heard that a war, that I made to make him weak, had started. I needed his Triforce of Courage to have three of the Triforce pieces. Now I only need one. And I think I know who it is" he looks at Ashley and grins." He tried to fight them off but got weak fast as soon as he realized that I shot a spell at him in the cave back there. In other words I needed Nabooru to lure him into battle with some of my minions: Re-Deads, Like-likes, Octorks, and Gerudo women." "What happened to Link?" "Nabooru told me that a Like-like took Link's Master sword and his other weapons and an Octork shot him in the head. That knocked him out cold. So I came there and took him to a place where he is held captive." "How and where is he?" "He has deep gashes in his legs, chest, and face. And I am not saying anymore. " "WHAT!?" Ashley gathered her strength to yell. "Come here," Ganondorf pointed to the floor in front of him. "Huh?" "I need you standing in front of me to take your voice." "Why do you need it anyway?" "For good reasons," Ganondorf grinned. "Just one more question: what will you do with it?" "I'll keep it here," and Ganondorf held up a gold ring on a chain. "Okay," Ashley said, shaking. She got out of her bed and stood a good couple of feet away from him. "Now what do I do?" She asked, shaking as her voice quivered with fear. "Just stand there." "O-o-o-okay." Ganondorf's hand went for Ashley's neck, but she stepped back. "What are you doing? Scared? You are weak." "I-I-don't think I'm ready...yet." "We made a deal, am I right?" "...Yes?" "Well, then do you want it the hard way or the easy way?" "Huh? There are two? Hard way, what is it?" "The hard way is that I literally have to touch your throat and grasp very hard," he said in a happy but evil tone. Ashley hesitated, "The easy way?" "I don't have to touch your throat and just use magic," Ganondorf said weakly. Kind of frustrated, otherwise. Like he just wanted to do it. But he knew he just wanted what he came for: her Voice. "The easy way," Ashley said confidently. Ganondorf grinned, "All right." Ganondorf puts his hand in front of Ashley's neck and a purple glow illuminated her face. She closed her eyes. Perfect timing. Ganondorf thought, and reached farther towards her neck and grasped it. Ashley flinched. Noticing what that cold hand was she tried to scream but nothing came out of her mouth. Oh my God! Did Ganondorf just mute me? She thought. Soon the grip was released and finally Ashley let out a piercing scream. She grabbed her neck and fell to her knees. Ganondorf laughed his evil laugh, "You'll learn. You'll learn," he swung the ring on its chain back an fourth and finally slipped it around his neck. It was glowing purple. He grins. Regaining her strength to talk, Ashley said, "Can I ask you something?" "Yes, you scrawny, weak, wretched girl?" "Did you take other people's voices?" "Yes. Why do you want to know that?" "I was just wondering. Oh, and is the glow different colors?" "Smart girl. How do you know about this?" "I-I-I was just guessing."