The Legend of Zelda

Clashing Swords

By Rezu-chan

Author's Notes:

Rezu: OK! Chapter Six is good-to-go!

Rown: What is gonna happen this time, Rezu-sama?

Rezu: Same old, same old... You always ask me that same question, but you should know by now that I'm not gonna answer that... You'll have to wait and see!

Rown: Aww... Come on!

Rezu: No means no, Rown-kun!

Rown: OK... But what's gonna happen to me then?

Rezu: Eh... You'll see!

Disclaimer: Rezu-chan does not own LoZ: WW or any of the original characters in the games. She only owns Gornon, Trirule (the setting), Rown, and the Fairies.

Chapter Six

Find Link!

It's the Only Way To Protect Tetra!

Link just lay there with those unblinking, blank eyes. His failure was the end of him, Rown, and even Tetra. Alone and unable to protect his loved one, he felt as if he had died by that last blow from Gornon.

Rown moaned in pain, slowly getting to his feet and pulling himself out of the huge rock. Taking three steps away from the boulder, he fell to his knees and straight down to the ground.

A hand reached out toward his sword, but it was just too far away. He wouldn't give up, slowly and painfully, he got to his hands and knees and crawled toward it.

Link saw Rown's movement and tilted his head higher to have a better look at what his best friend was doing.

Rown reached out and put his hand around his sword, its brightness not returning. He used the sword to help himself to stand up straight, and then pulled it out of the earth.

"Please... Lightning, Thunder, Cloud and Snow... Restore my Power, of the Storms I know... Thunderstorms, Lightning Storms, lost in the sky... Allow me to take the path that I've chosen by-and-by..."

The darkened clouds that floated over head thundered loudly, and then lightning struck out and hit the sword as Rown raised it up. The lightning went through Rown's body, healing his flesh wounds and restoring his Storm Magic.

The Cloud of Dishonor was no more, and would not bother Rown or the Sword of Storms anymore. Rown ran off to Link's side, putting a hand on his best friend's back.

"Come on, Link! We have to go find Ganon and Gornon!"

Link just tilted his head upward once more, showing Rown his blank, soulless eyes. With a worried look on his face, Rown pulled Link up to his knees and shook him.

"Wake up, Link!!"

The Hero's state didn't change, when Rown stopped shaking him, his head just tilted as if he couldn't hold it up any longer.

"Link, what's wrong with you?! Don't you remember why we came out here in the first place?!"

Link just stared at his best friend with that blank look of his, but he quietly spoke.

"Why we... came...?"

"Yeah! We came to defeat Ganon and Gornon to protect Tetra! So you can't give up now! Tetra wouldn't give up on you, so you can't give up on yourself!" Rown exclaimed.

Inside of Link's mind, everything that he had forgotten now came back to him. He now remembered the meaning for leaving the Black Haven and traveling all the way out here to the Dragons' Mountains. It was all so he could protect his loved one. It was all so he could protect Tetra.

An image of Tetra appeared in his head, his eyes soon returning to normal after he blinked for the first time in a long time. A determined look appeared on his face, and his lips turned into a grin. He got up, holding his Steel Sword over his shoulder. Looking down at Rown, the wounded but very powerful Hero of Winds spoke.

"You're right... I'm sorry I didn't see it earlier... I can't believe that I forgot about all that, but now I'm back. I believe that we can defeat Ganon and Gornon... and protect Tetra from their evil desires to take over Trirule."

"That's the Link I know!" Rown said with a smile, stand up and sheathing his Sword of Storms. "We better get going if we want to catch-up with them!"

Link nodded, turning to where they blew up the boulders blocking their way. He then yelled at the top of his lungs.

"MEZU!!!"

The Fire Fairy flew toward them, her small form glowing bright red as the flaming sparkles followed all around her. She flew up to Link.

"Link! Something's gone terribly wrong!"

"I'll say! You're small again!" Rown pointed out.

Mezu narrowed her eyes at him, her attitude rising.

"Don't you think I know that?!" she shouted, then looked to Link and explained. "The Queen of Fairies controls my size and my power, but it seems that I have neither now! I'm worried that perhaps they've reached the Black Haven and have gotten to the Queen and Tetra!"

Link's ears twitched as he heard a familiar female scream. With eyes wide, he looked to Rown and said loudly.

"Did you hear that?!"

"No... What?"

"I thought I heard Tetra scream..." Link admitted, fear striking him like lightning to a metal rod. "What if they've gotten to her all ready?"

"If they have, then we'll just have to save her, won't we? And we can do it the hard way..." Rown said with a smirk, holding the tip of his wand and its power absorbing into his body.

An evil smile curled on Link's face, he nodded as Rown pointed at him and gave him extra energy. In his mind, he said.

'Hold on, Tetra... We're coming!'

Author's Notes:

Rezu: All right! What'd ya think? A little weird, a bit cool, very unusual... What'd ya think? Send in a review, tell me and Rown what ya thought!

Rown: .::blushing::. Umm... Rezu-sama... What was the deal with me in the fic...?

Rezu: Hmm? I had to make you the strong one; you were the only one there with him! Plus, it really did fit... Link's best friend telling him to gather his Courage and overcome the fear that was all bunched up inside of him.

Rown: Umm... .::turns even redder::.

Rezu: .::smiles::. Why don't you go get a cold cloth for your head? You're turning red again...

Rown: .::nervously walks out::.

Rezu: .::looks to the Readers::. I think I'll put it in the next chapter or chapter 8... I'm not so sure right now, but we'll see, huh?