CHAPTER 2 PAST AND PRESENT MEET

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My life has been mostly hardships, pain, and loss. My mother, Fawna, died when I was ten, of a painful virus that destroyed her body. However, before she passed away she gave me a powerful symbol of ancient Hyrulian magic and was informed that I had an important fate in defending Hyrule.
My sister, Linna, died three years later at the age of seventeen. She was in the wrong place at the wrong time during a robbery, seems to happen a lot to people. I miss her so much. She was so pretty and nice, I decided to give Kathy her face so that I would never forget what she looked like.
My father was the famous bioengineer Reginald Trezen, the real inventor of mobiles. I was fifteen when he was killed during a lab explosion in which I was severely injured and received my cybernetics during my recovery. It was during that time I was visited in the hospital by a woman that claimed to be an ancestor of mine; Emily McIntire. That is when I learned the true face of the president of Ganon Corporation and became The Trezen.
My plan was to subvert Ganon Corporation from the inside by working in the company. He laughed me out of his office when I showed him the prototype mobile, two years ago. How nice of him to steal the idea and the mobile from me as I was 'escorted' from the building. Now, with funds from my great-great-great-great...well you get the picture, grandmother Emily, I was able to build the Trezen armor from, I guess you could call it the shell of a mobile, which made the job a lot more easier and a lot less dangerous to me and my investor. This way I could hide behind a metal helmet as an urban legend, which I was until one night.
After having a meal with a lovely young lady named Ambrosia Hailee, whom I faced in the local arcade's laser fencing arena, I made my way home. Not two minutes had gone by when I heard a scream and rushed to the source. Amber was badly beaten and left for dead. It took quite sometime and effort, with the help of my very close friend, that I was able to reconstruct her badly damaged body. It was with her that I found a suitable partner to bring down the evil Ganondorf Dragmire, with some training of course. She has skills that have yet to be untapped, dormant in that tight small frame of hers........I pray to The Three that we can return Hyrule to a safer state. While Ganon is around, nothing on this planet is safe.
"No more entries in file." The electronic voice of the personal computer in Carl's home announced.
Amber could hardly believe it. She wore the same device that destroyed her family? She felt as if she betrayed them. "Amber, your blood pressure is high, please calm down."
"Why should I?!" Amber snapped back at Kathy while pounding the desk with her hand. "I was inside one of those, those things!" She turned off the computer and sat angrily at the screen.
"And now you know why Carl didn't want you knowing those things?" Kathy said. "How do you think it made him feel that he and his father invented the thing that killed your family? Every time he looked at you he felt the guilt of knowing that he was responsible for your family's death. It ate him up inside!"
At the mention of Carl, Amber's bottom lip started to quiver and her eyes began to tear up, the realization that her mentor and friend was really gone sinking in. Her body heaved with sobs, her head lying down on the desk supported by her right arm. Kathy, feeling like a heel, triggered endorphins in Amber's brain, sending her quickly sleep, her tears drying on the desk.

***

Mahrea glanced out of the corner of her eye at her sister from the passenger seat. She was beginning to worry about her. Jilleana hadn't said very much since she told her that they were going to Hyrule. Something was wrong, her sister wasn't snappy with people unless there was something upsetting her. "Jill?"
"What?" Came the curt reply from Jilleana as she over-passed a car on the freeway.
"What's eating you Sis?"
"Nothing," Jilleana replied quickly, looking intensely foreword.
Mahrea bit her lower lip, keeping an eye on Jilleana. She decided she better press the issue this time. "You know that's crap."
"Shut up." Her frown deepened.
Mahrea winced and looked down at her feet. She spoke again after five minutes of silence. "It's Carl isn't it?" She continued looking down. When Mahrea didn't hear an answer, she knew that she was right. "We're going to his funeral, aren't we?"
This caused Jilleana to wince pain and quickly pulled into the rest area that she was about to pass, making Mahrea's hair fly into her face and clutch the door handle so she didn't end up in her twin sister's lap. "Eep!" Jilleana whipped into a parking space and sat there like a stone.
"It's just not fair." Jilleana whimpered as she slumped her forehead onto the steering wheel and began to cry. Her green hair draped over her eyes and shoulders as she rocked, her head gently hitting the steering wheel over and over.
Mahrea looked at her sister with saddened eyes and put an arm around her shoulders and was quickly greeted with tears wetting her shoulder from her sister. Lightly stroking Jilleana's hair, Mahrea whispered. "Let me drive the rest of the way...."

***

The rioters heard an ear-splitting howl and whipped around to see the ruins of a building falling down on top of them. They tried to run, climbing over each other, shoving others out of the way. But it didn't help, they were crushed. The army squadron that was keeping them under control started pulling out at double time but were ordered to halt as their commanders spotted five rouge mobiles. The mobiles, once waitress models, now looked like mutated locust with huge blood red eyes and long razor edged tongues. "Dig in and fire at will!"
"Fire at will! Fire at will!" The command was repeated by platoon leaders and sergeants and dozens of rifle barrels began lighting up. Hundred's of rounds slammed and ricocheted off their mutated bodies. The one on the farthest right screamed just before its head blew apart. The other mobiles, seeing their comrade fall, howled again and scattered.
"Cease fire!" The command was repeated until all gun fire stopped. The soldiers scanned the area slowly, cautiously, waiting.
"Guess we scared them away." One private said to another.
"Maybe." The other said nervously, his rifle cooling with a hiss.
"Alright move out! Let's go monster huntin'!" The commander shouted just before his face was blown off his skull as a scythe like appendage came from the ground.
"Oh shit!" The lieutenant's body was riddled with bullets as solders started firing every where near. An ear piercing scream and an explosion as another mobile blew apart.
"Two down, three to go."
"Too bad that Trezen fella' isn't here," A soldier said, reloading his rife quickly.
"Yea, he'd take care of these things in no time." Another said, doing the same.
"Don't tell me you guys actually believe all that junk." Their 'toon leader said with a shake of his head. "It's all a bunch of stuff made up by conspiracy theorists."
"Alright ladies, cut the chatter. Trezen or no Trezen, we spotted them critters and we gotta kill'em."
"Aye Sir!" Came the prompt response.
Rifles raised, the squadron of soldiers began to cautiously move in a wedge formation. Fifty barrels scanning the area slowly. An explosion of dirt and rubble on the right side, the rifles turned and spewed forth their ammunition. The three remaining mobiles leapt from pile to pile of rubble, their hideous cutting tongues cleaving off an arm here, a head there, impaling bodies all around. Curses of anger and fear were drowned out by the constant barrage of bullets flying from assault rifles as limbs and bodies where strewn about by the crazed machines.
One raised itself up in front of a startled soldier and swung its arm down. KATHOOM! It was blown back head over heal. He looked over and saw eight blue mechanical suits. "Armitage suits! Thank Din!"
Now the mobiles were extremely agitated and howled once again. The A-suits started firing their massive guns. Debris was flown around, making a huge dust cloud that surrounded the trio. The police officers in the A-suits kept firing until their magazines ran out of ammunition. The dust finally settled and on the ground were three mobiles, full of holes. "Got'em!"
"Hey, who needs a Trezen when there is the HCTPD?" One of the officers boasted.

***

Mahrea's violet eyes glanced up at a road sign.

Castle Town: 100

'Yeesh.' Was the first thought through her mind after she rubbed her tired eyes. "Five hours down, two to go." Placing her hands back on the wheel she yawned and stretched as much as she could. "Good thing too, my butt is dying." Mahrea yawned again. 'I don't see why we just couldn't have flown.' She took a peek over at Jilleana whose head was up against the window, eyes closed.
Mahrea's blue hair shifted as she shook her head sadly. The news of Carl's death hit her hard, he was a good friend, but Jilleana must have been shattered. The driver realized something quickly. 'Uh, oh I have to pee! C'mon Castle Town!'
"Are we there yet?" Jilleana asked in a groggy voice.
"You sound like a little kid....And if we were, you think I'd still be driving?" Mahrea asked.
"Don't get mad at me, Miapia."
"I'm not!" She replied, furrowing her blue eyebrows. "And how many times do I have to tell you not to call me that?"
A sigh, "How much longer?"
Mahrea kept her temper in check, it wasn't easy. She realized that she had to, since Jilleana was snappy enough. "About two more hours."
"Mmhmm."
"Think you could drive a bit to give me a break?" She asked hopefully. "Jill?" She looked over to see her twin sleeping again.
"Ung, why me?" Mahrea asked as she turned onto an exit ramp.
A news flash interrupted the commercial break on the radio. "This just in, while containing a mob, a squadron of the Hyrulian Army was attacked by five rouge mobiles. Reinforcements were called out to the remaining three were exterminated by A-suits from the P.D. Losses have been kept as no comment until the families of the deceased soldiers have been notified. This special report has been brought to you by LonLon Ranches, bringing the citizens of Hyrule the best milk and beef for over five thousand years."
'Hmm, too bad Carl isn't around.' Mahrea thought with a sad smile. 'Could have sliced and diced them easily' After a few minutes Mahrea had a thought. 'Are we really going to Carl's funeral?' She glanced at her sister.
Sure, Jilleana was the best in Biotechnology, but could it be that she was going to...???

***
Amber awoke. 'Finally, a peaceful sleep with out those freaky dreams.' She thought to herself, working out the stiffness on her back.
"Enjoy your sleep Amber?" Kathy asked.
"Yea, for once no screwed up dreams." She felt her shoulder gently, the self repairs have seemed to be finished. "It's been three days since the fight, but it seems like a life time ago." The last part of the battle played through her mind.

"Kathy, start the self-destruction program for the Trezen armor."
"Yes Carl," Kathy said sadly.
As Ganon struggled harder, Carl said "You know Ganon, you not letting me into your corporation made it a lot easier to destroy you, just as my ancestors Sage and Link did."
Ganon screamed in anger and steam from the armor's arm joints started seeping out from the struggle the Gerudo was putting up. Carl gritted his teeth from the immense effort from keeping Ganon in check. "Carl, self-destruction program complete, just give the command."
He gave a quick nod and turned his head to Amber. He smiled warmly and the Trezen armor began to glow red. "Amber....I love you..." She was so surprised at what Carl had just said, she was speechless. Seconds later she found her voice and could barely say that she loved him back. Carl turned back and sneered up at Ganon. "Now, Ganon join me to my journey into Hell!"

"Well, I wouldn't doubt that you feel that way. You've been sleeping most of that time."
"Don't remind me. When I'm awake, all I can do is think about Carl, when I'm asleep all I do is dream that weird crap."
"Everything has a purpose Amber, so I wouldn't call the dreams you have crap. Maybe someone is trying to get thought to you."
"Uh huh." Amber said dis-interested.
"Fine, don't let me help you!" Kathy huffed.
"So," Amber said ignoring Kathy. "You think this person will be coming at all?"
"I hope so, she must be driving, since she would have been here by now if she flew."
"Oh, so it's a she?" Amber asked suddenly very interested in what Kathy said.
"Uh, yes," Kathy said unsure of how deep a hole she might have dug for herself.
"Huh, interesting." Amber said with a thoughtful look on her face. "Turn on the TV Kathy." She said as she stretched.
Kathy grumbled about being everyone's personal servant and did as was told. Every local station was knocked out due to the quake, since they were all located in downtown Castle Town. "Can I at least get a thank you?"
A smirk crossed Amber's lips. "I don't know, you've been awfully lippy today."
Kathy 'Oooo'ed' angrily, just the reaction that Amber wanted. "Oh, I'm only teasing Kathy, thank you very much."
"Better."
"Or so you say," Amber remarked watching a national news cast from Kakariko. She always liked her native city's news coverage better. Amber's jaw grew slack as she witness the incredible damage that she unknowingly caused. "By The Three!"
"Surprised at your own power Amber?"
"My power?" She asked shocked. Her right hand began to feel as it were on fire and she yelled in surprise as the little triangle began glowing brightly.
"Amber, what's wrong?" Kathy asked.
"M-my hand! It feels like it's on fire!" She suddenly felt as if she was being thrown foreword at incredible speeds. Amber's raven hair flew back and she let out a scream, but she was traveling along the white tunnel to fast to even hear it.
Then, just as suddenly as the traveling began, it stopped. Her hair hung in the air for a moment before it came to rest back on her shoulders. Nothing but a flat expanse spread out around her. Not a tree, a hill, not even a rock. She reached down and felt the ground. Sand. Glancing up, she noticed the dull golden sky, but no sun. Like the sky had its own source of luminosity. "What the hell is this place? At least I have my arm back again."
"Amber."
A look of surprise grew on her face and rolled forward, whirled around and took a defensive position, just like Carl taught her. "The Sheikah could not have done that move better." Emily smiled, her body clothed in the dress Sage bought her for their third wedding anniversary. Laced at the hem and sleeves and cut modestly at her shoulders, it was a light hue of blue. It was always her favorite. "I'm pleased to see you again. Please, come closer." The ancient mage invited warmly. Amber cautiously put down her guard and walked forward.
"You seem, younger." Amber said crooking her head skeptically with narrowed eyes.
Emily shrugged. "I had my choice in age. Might as well choose when I was at my most powerful. And best looking." She added with a wink.
"I guess, so where am I?"
"A separate plain of reality, for training."
"Great, more training then?" Amber said, hands on hips.
"Hmm, of sorts." Amber's hand began to tingle, the Triforce shining again. "The Power Triforce can corrupt you if you allow it....I'm reminded of the phrase 'Absolute power corrupts absolutely.' Such is what happened to its owner before me, Ganondorf." Emily was silent for a moment. "Although I believe that he was corrupt from the beginning."
"Fascinating," Amber said dis-interested.
Emily frowned. "It would be good of you to listen to what I say, Young One." 'Did Carl have this much trouble with the girl?'
"Alright."
"Fine, now we begin, yes?" Emily smiled as Amber nodded. "Good. Close your eyes."
"Okay," Amber closed her eyes slowly.
"Relax, do you feel the Triforce?"
"Yes, I can feel it. Something totally different. I can feel it pulling at me." Amber saw herself in her mind's eye extending her arms.
"Fine, now let it into your mind."
Amber's chest heaved forward and she moaned in pleasure as power and warmth flooded her body. "I feel so warm." She said softly with a smile.
Emily nodded and her body began to grow yellow, making Amber grit her teeth and clench her fists. Electricity began moving in her body and her hair started to lift up as if she was being electrocuted. Emily's body now shown blue and Amber felt the cool water of the Hyrulian Sea. The glowing ceased around Emily's body and Amber fell to her knees.
"What, what did you do to me?" Amber asked, heaving in air and looking up between the hair that had fallen wildly in front of her eyes.
The other woman laughed softly and assisted Amber to her feet. "Learning my spells takes a lot of you. I have a feeling you will be needing them soon."
"Huh? for what?" Amber asked wide-eyed.
"You must go now, I have said too much already." Emily took Amber in an embrace. "Go now, your new friends will soon be at your door."
"Wait!" Amber got out before whipped through the white tunnel once again.