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As Komali stealthily attempts to leave the area unspotted he felt a light tug by his shirt pocket.
Medli: (holds his slingshot) Komali, don't tell me your going to harass those innocent gulls again. ? Prince? What's the matter?
Komali pales as he is ready to tell his best friend and secret crush the biggest lie of his life.
Chapter 5- Tower of three
Medli worriedly touches her friends cheek looking at him sympathetically. Komali's face quickly turns beet red as he flustered falls to the floor. Komali couldn't lie to her of all people but he knew if he told her she'd go rather than rest. So the young Rito prince has a plan. But since he didn't know how to form it out who better to turn to then the person he was trying to hide it from.
Komali: Um Medli…I have a question…Y'see I have this friend see…
Medli: Link? Or is it Makar?
Komali: No I mean another friend…I met him on some island…
Medli: Yet you don't know the name?
Komali: Sorry…but well my friend and his friends are all going out on some huge err treasure hunt! But my friends best friend whose girl and she's really smart, really pretty…innocent, hardworking and sincere… (catches his own blush) Wha! I mean she's cool and all and uh-Well anyway because she's so hardworking she's been really exhausted lately (notices the fatigue in Medli's eyes and softens) …We're all I mean my friend and his friends are worried to death about her…especially my friend…So they all agreed to not tell her knowing the dangers ahead…But my friends other friends little brother and her-I MEAN HIS DID I SAY HER!? His friend say they should be honest with her…but…she'll just want to go and…
Medli: (helps up Komali) I think they should all listen to your friends other friends little brother. What's the point of lying to the girl when you realize that in the end you're only truly hurting her. She'll feel hurt and betrayed at the fact of just because her so-called friends don't really understand her enough to simply walk up to her and tell her the truth, they feel it better to slink around behind her back. Even if it was well intentioned…(face shows a very hurt expression) She'd be very mad at her best friend too, in fact angrier than she would be at her other friends because she thought he of all people would truly understand her the most…But…I should be glad I have you as my best friend huh? (smiles and hugs Komali fondly who blushes feverishly) Thanks for being sort of honest with me.
Komali: You knew?!
Medli: (giggles) You're a horrible liar Komali. That's just some of the things you pick up when you know someone so long. (gets serious) But I have to go. If your talking about that disturbing balance I feel. Not to mention that red cloud over there then I believe it's my duty to go…Don't worry about me…I'm not the Earth sage for nothing you know. Now we should meet up with Link and the others.
Komali: (frowns) You're gonna beat up Link and Makar aren't you?
Medli: (says nothing and flies to Link's Oasis)
Komali: Can I at least have my slingshot back? (flies after her)
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{An hour later}
{Link's Oasis}
Link: What's keeping him?
Aryll: (sees them with a telescope) Oh there he comes…and he has a veerrry angry Medli with him.
Link and Makar pale. (well if Makar can do that anyway) They know that Medli is quiet and sincere but when she gets mad…she gets mad! Makar was the only one of the Breeze-gumi who ever truly faced and survived her wrath countless times.
Komali and Medli land to the ground. Komali scratching the back of his head nervously while Medli glared irritated daggers at the Hero of Wind and Wind sage. She just walked by them giving a little 'humph' and greets Aryll who introduces Farore to her and explains the situation to her.
Makar: I don't know how we did it…but we cheated death…
Link: (sweatdrops) And I thought Tetra was scary…
Komali: Girls can't live with 'em. Can't live without 'em huh?
Iron Knuckle: ….
All three sigh.
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{Mother & Child Islands}
{Fairy Queens spot}
Link and co. Minus the Iron Knuckle who stays at the Oasis to guard it. All warp to the home of the child-like Fairy Queen with the Ballad of Gales. Aryll and Farore used Aryll's flying cloud to reach the location while Komali and Medli simply flew there. Makar's flight abilities aren't as strong as the Rito so he just climbed on the KORL with Link.
The Fairy Queen sensing she has a number of guests, four of them familiar yet only one of them her REAL favorite. Appears to the group.
Fairy Queen: Welcome Goddess of Courage and oh dreamy Waker of Winds and all of his friends what brings all of you to my peaceful domain?
KORL: Morrigan
Fairy Queen: sighs So the Hero of Wind wasn't here to ask me out on a date…
The group chuckles
Link: (eyes twitch)
Fairy Queen: Yes…I know the fallen fairy has returned. And to make matters worse she has the sword crafted by us fairies…Maybe we shouldn't have sealed her in it. Well can't help the past but we can learn from it to save our future. You cannot defeat Morrigan though…at least not with your current sword.
Link: So I have to get the Master sword again? How may I ask?
Aryll: Big brother! Show manners for royalty!
Fairy Queen: Tee hee your so cute when your acting cynical. The Master sword can only defeat evil. Morrigan is cruel but her heart isn't evil. It's only tainted by her lust for power. To defeat an item of the fairies you need another fairies items to fight it. Hand me your sword and I will give you the power to fight Morrigan.
Link does what she says and allows his Hero's Sword to float to her, at that moment two little fairies in hardhats take the sword and take it over to the right where they and other fairies begin to freeze and melt it.
Farore: I see…the Gold sword…
Medli: Gold sword?
Farore: It's a blade that wields fire and ice properties however only those whose courage is above all others can successfully wield and unleash it's true potential.
The group look on determinedly as the fairies mold and reconstructed Link's old sword.
Fairy Queen: Oh here take this (hands Link a card with a Great fairies face on it) This is your sword pick-up card don't lose it.
Komali: Wait…isn't Link getting the sword now?
Fairy Queen: The weapon takes a while to build…
Makar: (sweatdrops) But we're gonna fight Morrigan…
Fairy Queen: I'm sure you all will be fine until then…
KORL: Time out. You're just sending us off like that?!
Fairy Queen: Why not? You've been in tougher spots before. But you cannot watch the process of the sword making. The magic is so strong it could blind or even burn you to a cinder or turn you all into ice. I'll transport you to Morrigan's hiding place good luck!
Link: erm…thanks
Fairy Queen: No problem…(notices) Oh you've grown a bit…but I still think you will always be my type…Hee hee
Link annoyed hides a sheepish blush while the others grin slyly at him. The Fairy Queen then transports them to Morrigan's hideout and returns to the real reason why she doesn't want Link and the others to stay. With some magic sparkles that shower the area we now see the entire place had been turned into a shrine dedicated to the Hero of Wind. The Fairy Queen giggles to herself as she squeezes one of her favorite Link plushies. The fairies all give a '¬¬ look and get back to work on the sword and looking adorable.
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{Tower of Gods entrance}
Link: (notices his surroundings mostly the risen mounds of rocks that act as a bridge to the tower.) Man she's giving us the red carpet treatment already.
KORL: No, she's just overconfident and think she has already won.
Makar: That's why we're hear to make sure that doesn't happen.
Tetra: (calls out to them) I knew if I waited here long enough you'd show up Link.
Everyone turns and sees Tetra standing by the entrance with her hands by her waist and her Ship with her crew on it nearby.
Link: (jumps out of the boat) Tetra! What brings you here?
Tetra: (points to the sky) Something told me that you had something to do with this…(winks) either that or one hell of a party is going on.
The two look at each other for a moment then laugh.
Komali: Those two are weird together.
Makar: I'm but a traveling sage and I know what's going on more than you.
Medli, Aryll and Farore all playfully roll their eyes.
Tetra: (sees Farore) Link, who's she?
Link: The Goddess Farore in human guise.
Tetra: (face faults) …Never mind…I don't wanna know…(also notices his sword is missing) And you mind telling me why you're going in to battle without your sword?
Link: Long story short it's getting remodeled.
Makar: Okok now that we got that out of the way can we do this?
As the others turn to the impatient Korkiri the sky turns dark and a strong storm begins to blow. Morrigan's head appears from the tower and creates a stronger gust of wind aimed for Tetra's ship blowing it and her crew with it far, far away.
Tetra: What the! Who are you!
Morrigan: My even the Princess of destiny has come to visit me…Though I was expecting you to be a prissy spoiled brat not some straggly looking sea rat. (Tetra growls) Don't worry they're fine…I just don't like it when unwanted guest loiter on my property.
Farore: This is tower is not yours! If anything the ancients who built it and the guardian Gohdan bear ownership to this place! You're a thief! Now return Din to me this instant!
Morrigan: My for intruders you are quite bold.
Farore: (to Aryll) Aryll, I want you to have this…(hands her the Goddess pendant)
Aryll: ..Why me? What are you going to do!?
Farore: What friends can't give friends nice things? (smiles) As for what I'm going to do…
Farore pulls out Nayru's crystal which begins to glow with a strong cerulean blue. Farore begins to glow with a strong shimmer of green herself as she combined with Nayru's crystal uses all of her power to summon one attack. Morrigan's head being only a projection looks on in interest at what the mortal form Goddess of Courage was about to do.
Summoning up enough magic Farore rams through the magic protected barrier wall of the Tower entrance and continued to ram through and destroy even more rooms which stood in her path. Link, Aryll, Tetra, Komali, Makar and Medli all followed suite of the raged Goddess until they witness one last explosion and see a room with two paths and Farore nowhere in sight.
Komali: Where'd she go…
Aryll: Faye! Faye where are you? If you can here me day something! Anything!
Morrigan: (voice only) How touching…Heh heh heh…I could almost cry… what a fool she is… Her reckless courage will cause her destruction…Oh wait it already has.
Link: Where are you getting at!? (Farore's bloodcurdling screams echo throughout the room) !
Morrigan: (voice only) She was so desperate to save her sisters and help you fools that she wasted all her powers so now my little pet is playing with her. (another of Farore's screams is heard)
Tetra: You're a real coward…are you too afraid to fight the Goddesses on your own?
Morrigan: (voice only) Pah! They only made my plans more convenient for me by stepping foot on the mortal realm.
Tetra: Hah! That's what they all say.
Morrigan: (voice only) Really now? Little Zelda I expected you the bearer of the Triforce of Wisdom to know the true genius of my plans.
Tetra: My name is TETRA not ZELDA got me! Don't you dare call me that again!
Aryll: I don't care about names! Where is Faye! You're a horrible, disgusting creature…YOU DON"T DESERVE TO EXIST!
Link: ….
Tetra: Heh never knew the kid had it in her.
Medli: Aryll…
Morrigan: (voice only) My brave aren't we. Well Farore is in one of these two paths. Do you dare cross them? I'll be waiting…so will my pet…RAHAHAHAHAHAHA (voice fades)
Aryll: I dare!
Link: You're not going to get away with all the cruel things you've done.
Tetra: I'm personally gonna enjoy impaling you!
Medli: There's two paths and there's six of us. So who goes with who?
Makar: Isn't it obvious? Boys go with boys girls go with girls. We take left you take right.
Aryll: Hee hee. Because girls are right.
Komali: Huh?
Medli: Battle of the sexes Komali
Komali: Oh…You guys suck we rule.
Makar: Tell it is brother! Tell it how it is! (flies up and high fives Komali)
Tetra frowns at Link and then walks up to him handing him her dagger.
Link: Tet-
Tetra: I know how basically helpless you can get without a sword…so borrow mine…Now you have a reason to keep yourself alive because I want my dagger back when your done!
Link: And how will you defend yourself?
Tetra: Don't worry me, I have a better head on my shoulders than you do. I'll manage…
Link: But…
Aryll: Big Brother, I'll let Tetra use my Double Elbow blades. They're kinda big on me anyway…We have to stop wasting time Faye is in trouble!
Link: You're right…(carefully takes the dagger from Tetra but gives her hand a soft squeeze which she returns) I promise I'll take good care of it.
Tetra: (is putting on the double elbow blades) You better.
With that the group all turns to there respective paths.
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{With the boys}
The trio consisting of Link, Komali and Makar all take a quick look of their surroundings. Morrigan has definitely changed this place up turning it into a giant highway with an ocean at the bottom. The start of the room had three paths: center, left and right.
Komali: (chooses the right path) We should get started huh?
Link: (chooses center) Yup.
Makar: (chooses left) I'm trying to think of that song that suits this situation…How does it go…erm… (sings) something something something something yet my feet don't touch the something…
Link: (pulls out dagger and runs down the middle path) Some other time Makar!
Komali and Makar also run down their respected paths.
Link slashed and parried his way through the crowd of Moblins. Link eventually jumps on one of the Moblins head and uses the momentum to toss his grappling hook to it's respective hard to reach target. With that successfully, Link climbs to the top of the pole and uses his Hookshot to reach the high up target to the upper left of him.
Link then continues to run the path until it crumbles from under his feet revealing a slide that stood underneath it. Link quickly uses his mirror shield as a type of protective friction reducing board to take the friction burns rather than his rear.
At the end of the surprisingly fun ride down was a dead end. Link grabs his shield and throws his grappling hook to the nearest pole and misses. It looks like a watery death awaited the 15-year-old Hero until Komali swooped down and saved him from his fall and let him land safety to the nearest ground source. Both continued along that path.
Link: Thanks Komali. I owe you big time.
Komali: No problem (sees an army of Darknuts and Moblins in front of them) Uh-oh!
From under the duo a giant tree rises from it's soil incubator and rises them to higher grounds. Link and Komali jump off there vegetative lifesaver and continue down this new path the trees planter shortly floated down and landed on Link's head.
Makar: I know I rock.
Link: (looks ahead at a giant shaky block which comes sliding down at them) Quick! To the right!
The group moves out of the careening blocks path and ran down the right path which like many of the paths in this room collapsed under them. Komali quickly grabs Link's shoulders Makar hangs onto Link's Ponytail.
Makar: Stupid Moblins.
Link: (ignores Makar's weight) Thanks again Komali.
Makar: Yeah I'm not as strong a flyer as you are.
Komali: No sweat. Just leave all flight problems to me. (dodges a spear thrown by a Moblin) Ack! These guys are really getting annoying!
Link: We'll get 'em next time.
Makar: (jumps off Link's ponytail and flies to a very grassy path) No I want red liquid now! With my seeds I can turn any soft surface into a beautiful tree.
Komali: (catches for breath while altitude begins lower) Makar wait up!
Link: Komali, you should land. I'll use my Deku Leaf from here. Just hang on!
Komali flies upward then tosses Link with all his might to give him some momentum then quickly grabs his waist. Link then uses his Deku Leaf to fly to the grassy path Makar went to, which is now full of trees.
Link lands softly to on the lush leaves of the top of the tree and while carrying Komali on his back jumps from tree to tree until the last tree planted sucks them up, then launches them high into the sky. Where Makar, who floated up there waiting for them hitched hiked a ride on Komali's shirt.
Link: Makar! What the heck kind of tree is that!?
Makar: Deku-pult seed. It's like it's flower counterpart but tree version. Just don't mistake for a place to take a nap under it'll eat you.
Komali: So my savoir is also my murderer!?
Makar: Seems like it.
When the trio were high enough in the sky a strong gust carries them over to the newest non breakable bridge path. Then continue there run across the room.
Makar: Ah good non breakable land!
Komali: Link! Fat-lipped Piggies at 10 'o clock! (points to the army of Moblins all coming at them)
Makar: That's funny, I could've sworn by the position of the sun it was at most midday.
Link: Figure of speech Makar. Anyway leave this to me!
Link runs to the crowd of porkers and unleashes his Hurricane spin which quickly ate at the crowd.
Makar: Look at all them fall!
Komali: Must be what you call the domino effect. Makar loan me some of your seeds. I'll back Link up from here with my Slingshot.
Makar: Got ya! (hands Komali some and both fly upward)
After some fighting the pigs were all thwarted and Link his friends continued along the path. Now a giant block blocked their path.
Komali: Look at the size at thing!
Makar: Link you're much stronger than me or Komali and with your Power bracelets you're twice as strong. Do you think you push that block?
Link: Don't know until I try. At least I'm not lifting it.
Link pushes the block with all his might and the block eventually manages to make it go careening down the hill taking out anything and all that stood it's path.
Makar: Pay back is sweet!
The block locks itself inside the similar fitting hole causing hookshot target to appear over Link and co. heads.
Komali: Hey Link, I bet that target looks pretty inviting.
Link: Yeah but I can't reach it!
Komali flies Link to a more acceptable height and Link uses the Hookshot. As Link hooks himself over to the targets direction the target turns into diagonal spring the minute Link touched it. Causing him to bounce of many other diagonal springs Komali and Makar, not wanting to be left behind also go up to the target and are given the same treatment as Link.
Link: Whoaa!
Komali: How much farther does this go?!?
Makar: I'm getting dizzy!
Eventually that roller coaster pf springs finally stops and lands Link and his friends to the point that they fled from earlier. There they are greeted by many Keese, Fire Keese, Peahats, Bubbles and one big Mothula.
Link: Look at 'em all!
Makar: Well we're doomed.
Komali: Or you could leave it me!
Komali swoops upward and begins to spin circles around the flying foes very quickly. So quickly that little tornado was kicked up the process clamping all the monsters together most ended up killing each other accidentally. Komali again swoops high in the sky then flies at top speed right into the center and drop kicks the Mothula leaving it in a daze. Link's boomerang took it and who ever remained out. The group continued along there way.
Link: Komali that was pretty cool.
Komali: Quill taught it me. He called the Quill quick strike.
Makar: Well that guy looked like he's capable of doing that.
More Moblins run up to them and block the exit.
Komali: What's with these guys?
Makar: They never give up!
Link: My turn. (Link quickly uses the cutting the breeze move and easily dispels of the Moblins the door opens)
Komali: Home free!
Makar: What are we waiting for let's go!
All the three enter the room.
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{With the girls}
The three females consisting of Tetra, Aryll and Medli all run down the concrete road. With a dead end at the end of the path Medli flies up giving Aryll time to grab her and Tetra time to grab Aryll. Medli heavily trudged the group across the watery lake.
Medli: Ugh! I never had to carry this many people at once before.
Tetra: First time for everything. (Medli drops them to safe ground and Tetra take lead of the formation) Spread out!
And they do Aryll runs to the right and Medli to the left. The group eventually run across boosters that increase their speed, they ran into about four of them.
Medli: I'm moving too quickly!
Tetra: Ah! Try to keep your bearings!
Aryll: (who was wearing Pegasus boots) I can't control it!
Aryll, thanks to the Pegasus boots runs at full speed. Blazing past Tetra and Medli and got enough momentum to hit a ramp and grab five silver rubees unlocking the right latch of a three lock door.
Medli: (To Tetra) You see that?
Tetra: Don't have to tell me twice!
Medli flies up to grab the five silver rubees on her side while Tetra jumps and flips through hoops and other obstacles to grab hers. With all 15 rubees collected all the latches break and the door opens.
The trio finally regroup and waiting for them is an army of Darknuts.
Tetra: Aryll, Link keeps bragging about what a sure shot you are with those arrows care to give it a run?
Aryll: No sweat!
Aryll stops in her place and shoots three flaming ice arrows {A/N: She still can't control it} taking out a huge number enemies but more came in their fallen comrades place.
Medli: Not good!
Tetra: Goddesses! Where are they coming from?
Aryll: (determined to save her friend) I don't care! I'll cut them off their source!
Tetra: Wait! You're being too fool-hardy! Blast! Not like we have a choice! I'll provide backup!
Aryll, using the power of the Pegasus Boots rushes to the creatures then with the Rocs Feather aiding her makes a high jump over the knight-like monsters and shoots many fire/ice arrows at them. Just when Aryll was losing altitude and she was about to see how a tip of a sword feels stomach first Medli swoops down and prevents that. Tetra with the Double Elbow blades in her grasp fought her way through what was left of the army. Turning many of the guards into living can openers.
With the bulk of them cleared the trio flee from the rest. Aryll grabs Tetra and Medli's wrist and activates the power of the Pegasus once more and quickly leaves the Darknuts in the dust.
Aryll: Thanks Medli, Tetra.
Medli: We are a team after all
Tetra: Heh you take too much from Link.
Aryll: Hee hee. You're pretty good with those things
Tetra: When you're out at sea and fight the many type of things I do you learn to use whatever you can.
Medli: Ok guys my turn to contribute! (Uses her harp to bounce light off a wall blocking the trios path which destroys the wall and causes hundreds of Light Chu-chus to appear.) Oh no!
Tetra: Damn!
The Goddess pendant that Farore gave Aryll begins to light up. From it, an image of Din appears. Din flips right in the center of the Chu chus and casts as strong Din's Fire incinerating the little jelly creatures. After this the pendant no longer lights up.
Medli: What the?
Aryll: They're with us…
Tetra: Well at least we have something going our way.
The door opens up revealing the rooms exit the girls waste no time to enter.
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The second room was full musical instruments.
Tetra: (whistles) Morrigan must be a real lover of music. (picks up a blue ocarina and begins to play it)
RRRRRRRRRRRRRRR
KA-THUNK
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{With the boys}
Link, Komali and Makar were all walking down an empty sewer path until that sound was made. The next thing they know they're all being washed down the pipes.
Makar: Oh! Mama Mia!
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{With the girls}
Aryll: ! What's that!
Tetra: You ask me like I would know?
Medli: (calls to them) Hey look at this!
The girls all examine a odd instrument on the floor with black and white keys.
Aryll: Medli what is it?
Medli: From what I heard it look some ancient instrument called a Pi-ano.
Tetra: (yawns) Looks boring. Who'd wanna waste their time on something lame like that?
Medli: (insulted) Only the most talented musicians could use such an amazing masterpiece!
Tetra: Yeah yeah!
Medli: (smirks) Oh right! I forgot! You Pirates don't have the capacity to understand such a complex piece of work None the less know it's worth. Unless in rubees.
Tetra: (angry) Look Beak-face I'm not in the mood for this!
Medli: (equally angry) So just admit you don't know how to play! AND I'M NOT A BEAK-FACE! THAT'S DISCRIMANATORY LANGUAGE TOWARDS ALL RITO!
Tetra: HOW AM I DISCRIMINATING IF I'M ONLY CALLING YOU THAT!!
Aryll: Can we just calm down…I'm trying to concentrate…(tries to play Outset Island's theme on the Piano but messes up)
rrrrrrrrRRRRRRRRRRRRR
KERPLUNK!
sounds of something heavy falling is made
Tetra and Medli stop arguing
Tetra: What was THAT?
Medli: Sounded like something below us fell…Hope it's not the support to this floor…
Aryll: Well…we seem fine…(smiles) So no harm done!
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{With the boys}
Link hold Makar on his head while he and Komali run (or Komali's case fly) at top speed downhill from the noise made: A giant flaming boulder.
End Chapter 5
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Was a bit inspired by Sonic Heroes to do this chapter.
Next: Chapter 6-Boss battle: Morrigan's Pet: Twilight Chu chu (Luna and Sol versions)