The Legend of Zelda: The Dream Walker
Chapter 2
"Trapped in a nightmare"
By MEGAMANX411

As Link stepped out the door, a young girl approached him. She appeared as though she was about 14 years of age or so, and looked tired and worn out. Her eyes were hazy and she had rings under them. She looked as though she hadn't slept for days. The girl gave Link a smile, but Link still felt a little uneasy.

"Hello," the girl said. "My name is Sybill."

Link was a bit uneasy about this girl, but he decided it was best to be polite.

"Nice to meet you," he replied. "I'm Link."

Sybill nodded in response.

"Yes I know," she replied. "I had a dream about you. It was nice meeting you Link."

Link's eyes widened a little.

"Well, uh...nice meeting you too," he replied.

As Sybill walked off, Link was left slightly confused. He shrugged it off, and explored the town. He gave simple pleasantries to the townsfolk, until he heard a scream. A little boy came out, and cried for help.The boy was franticallytrying to attract attention apparently.

"My grandpa needs help!" he cried.

Link approached the little boy quickly, and placed a hand on his shoulder.

"What's wrong?" he asked.

The boy couldn't seem to find an explanation; he just kept saying that his grandfather was in trouble.

"Where's your grandfather now? Is there something I can do to help?" Link asked.

The boy, still crying, pointed to a house nearby. Link quickly made his way to the house. He found that the door was open, and there seemed to be a big commotion inside. Link knocked as he slowly entered the house. When Link came further into the house, he found that the old man lay in bed, and was writhing in pain. But he was asleep, as if he was trapped in a nightmare. Link noticed that there was another person there, perhaps around the age of 17 or so, who was reading a book, as if he hoped to find a solution in there. He seemed a bit like a scholar of some sort.

"Agh...It's useless!" the boy sighed. "I can't find anything in these books!"

Another young boy, bearing resemblance to the one who asked Link for help, was at the presumed scholar's side.

"Please Septimus!" he begged. "You have to keep trying!"

Septimus breathed deeply, and a look of defeat washed over his face. That's when Septimus glanced over at Link. His eyes widened a little, and then he shook his head again. He looked again, and his mouth dropped.

"You!" he shouted.

Septimus walked towards Link, and examined his forehead closely.

"You...you bear the scar!" he gasped.

Link had no idea what Septimus was talking about. He had no noticeable scars, or at least he hadn't known of any.

"A scar?" he repeated.

Link moved his hair out of the way with his hand as he touched the scar. A slightly disgusted look came on his face.

"Must have gotten this from the boat accident," he observed.

Septimus looked as though he were going to burst from excitement.

"You bear the scar of the Dreamwalker tribe!" he shouted.

Link still had no idea what the heck this person was saying.

"Excuse me?" he replied.

Septimus was apparently very fascinated about this subject, because he eagerly brought up his explanation.

"It is said that there once existed a tribe of people endowed with a special power. The power to enter the dreams of others. And I'm not sure how or why, but you bear the scar of their people!" he observed. "What's your name?"

Link shrugged, and he extended a hand.

"It's Link!" he said politely.

Septimus eagerly shook Link's hand, and still looked incredibly excited.

"OK, Link, I need to ask you a favor. You must go to the House of Tarn, and find a tome for me, the book of Elna. It contains the secrets I need to know!" he shouted, sounding very serious.

Link was still a bit curious.

"What is this tome for?" he asked.

"It's to help Wendell," he replied, pointing to the hold man who was trapped in a nightmare.

Link had not forgotten about him.

"So you're sure this tome will help the old man?" he asked.

Septimus nodded hastily.

"OK," Link replied. "I will help you. Where can I find this place?" he asked.

"The House of Tarn is south of Inoa village. It's not a very long walk to get there. I'm terribly sorry for sending you, but I need to tend to Wendell. Please hurry," Septimus answered.

Link nodded, and with that, made his way out the door. Link headed out of Inoa, and went south towards the aforementioned place. As the building came into view, Link noticed how abandoned it looked. It was covered in plant life, and seemed like no one had tended to it for quite some time. Assuming there was no one there, Link entered the house.

As he entered the huge house, Link noticed that the place seemed fairly barren. But that assumption was fairly dangerous. After entering, some savage apes dropped down from the ceiling. Link unsheathed his Master Sword, and got ready for battle. One of them threatened to charge, and leaped into the air for an aerial attack. On his way down, Link slashed upwards, cleaving the ape's arm off. Link turned around, and impaled another ape on his blade, and ran towards the wall, where he jammed the sword into the wall, with it going further into the hostile creature. Link pulled out his sword, and the dead ape slid down the wall, its blood staining the wall. Link now engaged the final creature. It leaped up, and Link brought up his shield to block it. He felt the thud of impact against his shield, and he pushed forward, knocking the creature off balance. Link then pulled out his bow, and fired an arrow, which struck the creature in the left eye. It fell to the ground, and began twitching. Link sheathed his sword, and breathed deeply.

"Well, I suppose it's not so deserted after all," he observed.

Link made his way upstairs, and quickly grabbed the Book of Elna. He hurried and made his way back to Inoa, not wanting to spend another moment in that cursed building.

When Link had gotten back to the home of Wendell, he saw that the old man was still lying in bed. Link handed the book to Septimus, and he dove into reading it. And soon after, it looked as though he had found something. Septimus's eyes glowed with eagerness.

"Aha!" he shouted. "Link, take hold of Wendell's hand."

Link complied.

"That's it," Septimus continued. "Now, feel is pulse and breathing, and try to be in perfect synchronization with Wendell."

Link shrugged. He tried his best, and looked back.

"Like this?" he asked.

Septimus nodded.

"Ok, good," he said. "Now, try to feel his consciousness..."

Link did as Septimus said, and began to feel like he was being drawn into another world. When Link came to, he noticed that he was in a completely differenent area! He was on top of a floating hunk of land, in the midst of black emptiness. He saw Wendell, and a gigantic gelatinous monster was chasing him! Link heard Septimus' voice.

"Link!" he shouted. "Listen closely! You've now entered Wendell's dream! You must defeat the evil that threatens him. But be cautious, if Wendell should perish while you're in his dream, you will too."

Link shrugged, and tried to keep a positive attitude.

"Sounds easy enough...." he replied, smirking.

Link approached, and Wendell looked relieved.

"A savior!" the old man shouted joyfully. "Please help me!"

Link nodded, and gave the old man a reassuring smile.

"Leave it to me. Just stay out of danger," he warned.

Link charged the gelatinous monsters, and took a swing with his Master Sword. A large chunk of ooze flew off another direction, which began to shift and move. It became another monster! Link's eyes widened at this revelation.

"Uh oh...this doesn't look good," he muttered.

Link backed up, and kept slashing as he did. The pieces that flew off greatly reduced the size of the original monster, but those piles of ooze just became other small monsters. Link was becoming increasingly agitated at this enemy.

"Well, then I'll just keep chopping until there's nothing left!" he shouted angrily.

Link kept slashing and swiping, but was soon overrun by the monsters. They began to cover him, and started to choke him. Link struggled, but to no avail. His kicking and struggling was futile against the grip of these monsters. Every movement became increasingly more difficult to perform, because the strain of moving from within the monster's body was taking a lot of energy.

"I..have to think of something!" Link said to himself, trying to keep himself confident.

He then remembered something that would be useful, and Link started to prepare his countermeasures.

"Take this you slime!" he shouted.

Link quickly collected his energy, and caught his second wind. He held his sword in one hand as he drew a bomb out of his pack with the other. Link slashed a way out of the slime first, then left a bomb encased in the monster's body. The bomb exploded soon after, causing a violent explosion from within the monster. Pieces of jelly flew in every direction, and the monsters were now half the size, but twice the number.

Link charged with his sword, and slashed left and right, not stopping for anything. The creature was soon reduced to nothing, with pieces of it scattered everywhere. The nightmare was over. Link felt himself slipping back into the real world, and suddenly awoke back in the position he was originally.

Septimus placed his hand on Link's shoulder.

"Did it work Link?" he asked. "Have you successfully ended the dream?"

Link was a bit groggy from the experience, and was trying to formulate an answer, but someone else was going to give Septimus a much better answer than he could.

Wendell awoke. He was smiling!