The Hero Returns To Hyrule
A/N: This is my very first fic that I've ever written, so please take that into account when reading.
I had a couple of questions regarding my choice of the grappling hook over the hookshot. The grappling hook serves better for reaching further away places because the rope is more flexible than the chain of the hookshot. Link can change direction using the grappling hook, while the hookshot can only take him in a straight line. To please the hookshot fans, I may include a variant of the hookshot latter in the story, but for now, it stays as the grappling hook.
I had some trouble with what the boss should be, but I've finally decided. Since this temple has a skeletal/ghost/wilderness theme, I think the boss is appropriate. Hope you enjoy and please review. (--------------------------------------------------------------------------- -------------------------------)
Chapter 5: Forest Temple: Boss
A bead of sweat drops from Link's brow as he stares into the face of his opponent. The hero covers his nose to stop the smell of decaying flesh and bone. Navi hovers at the edge of the clearing. She turns at the sound of Link's voice. "What the hell is that!?!" She exclaims in horror.
"I think it came from hell." Link says dryly as he takes a couple of steps away from the foul creature.
Link gets a good look at the entire body of the creature. Overall the creature looks like some sort of demon wolf. Tuffs of fur barely cling to the bones of this gigantic skeletal beast. A freakishly long tail, complete with spikes protruding in all directions, extends behind the creature. Foot-long claws and a pair of deadly fangs make the creature look extremely dangerous. Then there are the eyes, with their gleaming red glow of hatred burning into Link.
Navi quickly flies over to Link. "I can't find any weak points!" She whispers into Link's ear, with a sense of fright weighing heavily on the words.
Link watches as the demon wolf howls into the night sky. The demon wolf glares at Link panting heavily. Some odd black drool drips from the jaws of the mighty creature. Link notices that the drool appears to be the same fluid that made up the stream from earlier in the temple.
To Link and Navi's surprise the creature speaks in a hollow far-away sounding voice, "Ganondorf expected that the Hero would return to face him again. He wanted Fluffy to retrieve the Triforce of Courage. Fluffy must kill Hero to please master Ganondorf." With that speech Fluffy charges.
Link rolls underneath the skeletal wolf. The hero lies on the ground as the mad beast stops above him. Fluffy looks around the clearing trying to find Link. As Link lies beneath the creature he spots some bones that appear to be very weak and crumbled. Link slices through the bones, causing Fluffy to run away from the hero.
The hero watches in amazement as a black cloud covers the broken bones. After a few seconds the cloud disappears, revealing brand new bones replacing the empty chasm. "This isn't going to be easy." Link says as Fluffy charges again.
Link runs towards the lumbering beast. As he prepares to roll beneath the creature, he notices that Fluffy lowers his head to stop Link from rolling underneath of him. Link is faced with the gaping jaws of Fluffy headed directly towards him. Link thrusts his shield between the massive jaws of the beast. Fluffy pushes forward causing Link to lose his balance.
Link is knocked to the ground. Fluffy rears up and prepares to crush the hero beneath its mighty feet. Link stares up at the creature, awestruck upon the massive sight. Suddenly, a glint of metal catches the hero's eye. Link looks carefully at Fluffy's stomach. "Could it be a shard of the Master Sword?" Link asks himself as he rolls aside of Fluffy's stomping attack.
The hero attempts to sneak behind the massive creature. Unfortunately, Link forgot about Fluffy's tail. Link is caught off guard by the sudden entrapment of his feet. He struggles to pull his feet free from the spiked tail of Fluffy. The more Link struggles, the tighter Fluffy squeezes. Then, Fluffy proceeds to enclose his tail around Link's entire body. Link cries out in pain as he feels the spikes puncturing his skin.
Navi watches in horror as Fluffy lifts Link off the ground. Link's sword and shield drop harmlessly to the ground as the creature tightens its grip. A trickle of blood drops to the forest floor. Link puts up a slight struggle as Fluffy gives Link a final squeeze. Link loses consciousness.
Navi flies up to the face of the beast. "Let him go! Hey! I'm talking to you! Let him go! NOW!" She yells into the face of the giant creature.
Fluffy ignores the annoying ball of light in front of him. The boss of the Forest Temple has defeated Link, The Hero Of Time. Fluffy gives his tail a shake sending Link's unconscious form flying into the air. Fluffy opens his jaws to catch and devour the unlucky hero.
"Don't give up Link!" A female voice sounds.
Link opens his eyes and looks around. He is in the Chamber of Sages. Saria stands in front of him. "What..." He mutters.
"Don't speak. Just head my advice. Fluffy will lose the ability to regenerate once the shard of the Master Sword has been released from his body." Saria hints.
Link nods at the advice. He looks over at the other sages. He watches as Darunia hands Nabouru a yellow Rupee. "Told you so. Fluffy is definitely stronger than Link." Nabouru brags to Darunia.
"My Sworn Brother hasn't lost yet. I'll get my money back soon enough." Darunia says as he turns his back of the Gerudo sage.
Link feels himself falling away from the sages. He reaches out to grab Saria's arm. Saria gives Link a thumbs up sign as his world turns black.
"Wake up, Link!" Navi's voice jolts Link back to reality.
Link frantically stares down at the gaping jaws of Fluffy. He searches his mind for some sort of escape option. An ideal pops into his head. Link pulls out the grappling hook from his pocket and aims it into the open mouth of Fluffy. He then lets the hook fly into its target.
Link kicks out his legs and feels something crumble beneath him. He looks down to see that he's standing on Fluffy's open jaws. Link feels the grappling hook latch onto his target, so he pulls it up. Grasped in the hook is the shard of the Master Sword. Fluffy's eyes turn from their red shade to a pale grayish color.
The hero pockets the shard as he jumps to the spine of the massive creature. He tosses the grappling hook around Fluffy's neck. The end of the hook returns straight back to Link. Link stands on the back of Fluffy, guiding the massive creature around the clearing. Fluffy proceeds to smash aside the trees as it exits the clearing.
Navi takes off after the bucking wolf. She watches as Link guides the mad beast trough the trees. Stalfos and Stalchilds are crushed beneath the rampaging beast. Suddenly Link and Fluffy disappear from sight. Navi rushes to the sight and stares over the edge of a cliff.
From out of nowhere the grappling hook appears over the edge. Navi grabs hold of the hook and pulls it over to a tree. She secures it in place against the tree. "Come on Link." She whispers as the rope becomes taught.
After a few minutes a hand appears over the edge of the cliff. A second hand follows shortly thereafter. Link's head appears as the hero pulls himself onto stable ground. The hero collapses in exhaustion.
Navi flies over to the tired hero. She looks over the countless punctures, scratches, and bruises. "Think you can walk back to the clearing?" She asks Link.
Link laughs. "I can try."
Link staggers to his feet. He collects his grappling hook before following the path of destruction back to the clearing. Once there, Link reclaims his sword and shield before collapsing in the magic blue circle.
Up in the heavens Darunia grabs his money back from Nabouru. The other sages laugh as Darunia dances around in celebration. His dance is cut short by the appearance of Link and Navi. Darunia rushes over to Link and embraces him in a giant bear hug. "Watch it, big guy. I'm in pretty bad shape after that fight." Link yelps as the air is knocked out of him.
"Sorry about that. I'll take care of it for you." Darunia says as he casts a red glow over Link. All the wounds Link collected are removed.
"Link, would you mind if we keep hold of the Master Sword shard until you've collected them all?" Impa asks as she approaches the hero.
"Sure thing." Link says as he tosses the shard over to the sage. "I have one question though. What exactly happened to Zelda?"
Rauru clears his throat, "We don't know. She was hidden away, but one day she disappeared. Since then we haven't heard from her. Our guess is that she found some safe spot inside of the sacred realm that is completely undetectable."
"Instead of worrying for her, you should find the next temple." Ruto suggests. "Head to Goron City. You should find the entrance somewhere near there."
"Next time I'm betting on you." Nabouru mutters as Link vanishes from the Chamber of Sages. (--------------------------------------------------------------------------- ------------------------------)
A/N: Please review this chapter. I need to know if it needs improved. I'm not sure how well I can do boss fights, so I need some opinions. Other than that, Tint out.
A/N: This is my very first fic that I've ever written, so please take that into account when reading.
I had a couple of questions regarding my choice of the grappling hook over the hookshot. The grappling hook serves better for reaching further away places because the rope is more flexible than the chain of the hookshot. Link can change direction using the grappling hook, while the hookshot can only take him in a straight line. To please the hookshot fans, I may include a variant of the hookshot latter in the story, but for now, it stays as the grappling hook.
I had some trouble with what the boss should be, but I've finally decided. Since this temple has a skeletal/ghost/wilderness theme, I think the boss is appropriate. Hope you enjoy and please review. (--------------------------------------------------------------------------- -------------------------------)
Chapter 5: Forest Temple: Boss
A bead of sweat drops from Link's brow as he stares into the face of his opponent. The hero covers his nose to stop the smell of decaying flesh and bone. Navi hovers at the edge of the clearing. She turns at the sound of Link's voice. "What the hell is that!?!" She exclaims in horror.
"I think it came from hell." Link says dryly as he takes a couple of steps away from the foul creature.
Link gets a good look at the entire body of the creature. Overall the creature looks like some sort of demon wolf. Tuffs of fur barely cling to the bones of this gigantic skeletal beast. A freakishly long tail, complete with spikes protruding in all directions, extends behind the creature. Foot-long claws and a pair of deadly fangs make the creature look extremely dangerous. Then there are the eyes, with their gleaming red glow of hatred burning into Link.
Navi quickly flies over to Link. "I can't find any weak points!" She whispers into Link's ear, with a sense of fright weighing heavily on the words.
Link watches as the demon wolf howls into the night sky. The demon wolf glares at Link panting heavily. Some odd black drool drips from the jaws of the mighty creature. Link notices that the drool appears to be the same fluid that made up the stream from earlier in the temple.
To Link and Navi's surprise the creature speaks in a hollow far-away sounding voice, "Ganondorf expected that the Hero would return to face him again. He wanted Fluffy to retrieve the Triforce of Courage. Fluffy must kill Hero to please master Ganondorf." With that speech Fluffy charges.
Link rolls underneath the skeletal wolf. The hero lies on the ground as the mad beast stops above him. Fluffy looks around the clearing trying to find Link. As Link lies beneath the creature he spots some bones that appear to be very weak and crumbled. Link slices through the bones, causing Fluffy to run away from the hero.
The hero watches in amazement as a black cloud covers the broken bones. After a few seconds the cloud disappears, revealing brand new bones replacing the empty chasm. "This isn't going to be easy." Link says as Fluffy charges again.
Link runs towards the lumbering beast. As he prepares to roll beneath the creature, he notices that Fluffy lowers his head to stop Link from rolling underneath of him. Link is faced with the gaping jaws of Fluffy headed directly towards him. Link thrusts his shield between the massive jaws of the beast. Fluffy pushes forward causing Link to lose his balance.
Link is knocked to the ground. Fluffy rears up and prepares to crush the hero beneath its mighty feet. Link stares up at the creature, awestruck upon the massive sight. Suddenly, a glint of metal catches the hero's eye. Link looks carefully at Fluffy's stomach. "Could it be a shard of the Master Sword?" Link asks himself as he rolls aside of Fluffy's stomping attack.
The hero attempts to sneak behind the massive creature. Unfortunately, Link forgot about Fluffy's tail. Link is caught off guard by the sudden entrapment of his feet. He struggles to pull his feet free from the spiked tail of Fluffy. The more Link struggles, the tighter Fluffy squeezes. Then, Fluffy proceeds to enclose his tail around Link's entire body. Link cries out in pain as he feels the spikes puncturing his skin.
Navi watches in horror as Fluffy lifts Link off the ground. Link's sword and shield drop harmlessly to the ground as the creature tightens its grip. A trickle of blood drops to the forest floor. Link puts up a slight struggle as Fluffy gives Link a final squeeze. Link loses consciousness.
Navi flies up to the face of the beast. "Let him go! Hey! I'm talking to you! Let him go! NOW!" She yells into the face of the giant creature.
Fluffy ignores the annoying ball of light in front of him. The boss of the Forest Temple has defeated Link, The Hero Of Time. Fluffy gives his tail a shake sending Link's unconscious form flying into the air. Fluffy opens his jaws to catch and devour the unlucky hero.
"Don't give up Link!" A female voice sounds.
Link opens his eyes and looks around. He is in the Chamber of Sages. Saria stands in front of him. "What..." He mutters.
"Don't speak. Just head my advice. Fluffy will lose the ability to regenerate once the shard of the Master Sword has been released from his body." Saria hints.
Link nods at the advice. He looks over at the other sages. He watches as Darunia hands Nabouru a yellow Rupee. "Told you so. Fluffy is definitely stronger than Link." Nabouru brags to Darunia.
"My Sworn Brother hasn't lost yet. I'll get my money back soon enough." Darunia says as he turns his back of the Gerudo sage.
Link feels himself falling away from the sages. He reaches out to grab Saria's arm. Saria gives Link a thumbs up sign as his world turns black.
"Wake up, Link!" Navi's voice jolts Link back to reality.
Link frantically stares down at the gaping jaws of Fluffy. He searches his mind for some sort of escape option. An ideal pops into his head. Link pulls out the grappling hook from his pocket and aims it into the open mouth of Fluffy. He then lets the hook fly into its target.
Link kicks out his legs and feels something crumble beneath him. He looks down to see that he's standing on Fluffy's open jaws. Link feels the grappling hook latch onto his target, so he pulls it up. Grasped in the hook is the shard of the Master Sword. Fluffy's eyes turn from their red shade to a pale grayish color.
The hero pockets the shard as he jumps to the spine of the massive creature. He tosses the grappling hook around Fluffy's neck. The end of the hook returns straight back to Link. Link stands on the back of Fluffy, guiding the massive creature around the clearing. Fluffy proceeds to smash aside the trees as it exits the clearing.
Navi takes off after the bucking wolf. She watches as Link guides the mad beast trough the trees. Stalfos and Stalchilds are crushed beneath the rampaging beast. Suddenly Link and Fluffy disappear from sight. Navi rushes to the sight and stares over the edge of a cliff.
From out of nowhere the grappling hook appears over the edge. Navi grabs hold of the hook and pulls it over to a tree. She secures it in place against the tree. "Come on Link." She whispers as the rope becomes taught.
After a few minutes a hand appears over the edge of the cliff. A second hand follows shortly thereafter. Link's head appears as the hero pulls himself onto stable ground. The hero collapses in exhaustion.
Navi flies over to the tired hero. She looks over the countless punctures, scratches, and bruises. "Think you can walk back to the clearing?" She asks Link.
Link laughs. "I can try."
Link staggers to his feet. He collects his grappling hook before following the path of destruction back to the clearing. Once there, Link reclaims his sword and shield before collapsing in the magic blue circle.
Up in the heavens Darunia grabs his money back from Nabouru. The other sages laugh as Darunia dances around in celebration. His dance is cut short by the appearance of Link and Navi. Darunia rushes over to Link and embraces him in a giant bear hug. "Watch it, big guy. I'm in pretty bad shape after that fight." Link yelps as the air is knocked out of him.
"Sorry about that. I'll take care of it for you." Darunia says as he casts a red glow over Link. All the wounds Link collected are removed.
"Link, would you mind if we keep hold of the Master Sword shard until you've collected them all?" Impa asks as she approaches the hero.
"Sure thing." Link says as he tosses the shard over to the sage. "I have one question though. What exactly happened to Zelda?"
Rauru clears his throat, "We don't know. She was hidden away, but one day she disappeared. Since then we haven't heard from her. Our guess is that she found some safe spot inside of the sacred realm that is completely undetectable."
"Instead of worrying for her, you should find the next temple." Ruto suggests. "Head to Goron City. You should find the entrance somewhere near there."
"Next time I'm betting on you." Nabouru mutters as Link vanishes from the Chamber of Sages. (--------------------------------------------------------------------------- ------------------------------)
A/N: Please review this chapter. I need to know if it needs improved. I'm not sure how well I can do boss fights, so I need some opinions. Other than that, Tint out.