Isa: I do not own LOZ. Just a few of copies of the games. --"
Council of Villains.
Chapter One A gathering of Minions.
The clouds drifted over Death Mountain Crater like a giant smoke ring that had been breathed by Volgivia himself. Maple, a young witch in training wiped her brow. The heat was rising rapidly and small drops of sweat stained her cheeks. She rose her broom stick higher, to get away from the musty air, but the atmosphere above it was just as thick.
If it wasn't for the strange letter she had received by that accursed mail bird, she wouldn't even be here. But the note was written in black and mysterious ink and read:
I don't suppose you've ever met me before, then again maybe you have, but not in the same manner, my master would like to meet with you on Death Mountain Crater around twelve o' clock sharp, (Hylain time) If you decided to attended, the meeting won't disappoint you, I am sure.
There was no signature, name or even a date. Just that simple message, nothing more, nothing less. Maple spotted a dark mist float in from the east and below her a Greudo guard rode on horseback. Maple shrugged her gaunt shoulders and decided to take a looksy. She soared downward and her feet scrapped across the course sand as she landed.
The girl on horseback was startled and she yanked tightly on the reins, causing the horse to rear and frolic out of control. The women shouted something in a strange language Maple was not familiar with and the horse started to calm down. Then she shot a hateful glance towards Maple, who smiled weakly.
"What are you doing here? Don't you know better then to drop in on people like that!?" she shouted. Maple stood and brushed the soot off her black dress.
"I got here first" was her reply.
"Don't talk back to me like that!" the women shouted, wearing revealing pink attire, "do you even know who I am? I'm Nabooru, chief of the Greduos, after Ganondorf and I'm here on some important business, so go home little girl, this is a dangerous place"
Maple placed her hands on her hips. "I was sent here, and nothing you can do or say is going to make me leave"
Nabooru dismounted. "You were sent here? by whom?" she asked.
Maple pulled out the letter she received. "I don't know by who, but they sent me this strange letter-"
Nabooru snatched the paper out of the young witch's hands and read it over quickly. "I got the same letter" she pulled out her own, the hand writing was identical.
"Well," Maple said putting her hands on her hips, "what a coincidence"
Suddenly a black substance arose from the ground and encircled Maple and Nabooru who coughed furiously. The dark figure stared to gain the form of a middle aged women with green skin, sharp white fangs, black and purple robes and forked tongue that slithered out of her thin mouth.
"Vernan!" Maple exclaimed, and the women turned to her, "did you get an invitation too? Cool"
Vernan, Sorceress of Shadows flicked her fork tongue. "Yesssss, but I have no idea who ssssssent ittt"
"Hopefully we'll find out soon" Nabooru said dryly folding her arms across her bare midriff. Vernan and Maple nodded in agreement. A loud cackle could be herd over the heavens and the three women looked up, two small figures flew around on broom sticks, blue and red flames trailing behind them. Then they hurtled towards each other and collided to form one large, unified spell caster of darkness. As the figure came closer the three females could only identify her as Twinrova, the fusion of Red flame Komue and Blue flame Kotake.
"And it's one big party..." Maple droned.
"What are you all doing here?" Twinrova asked a look of bewilderment crossed her face. The others held up their letters and the witch understood.
"One thing that bothers me though" Nabooru spoke up, "is who in the worlds of the Kokiri would sent a letter to all of us and expect us to meet her on Death Mountain?"
"Her?'' Maple inquired, "how do you know it's a her? It could be a he"
"Well seeing as that we are all girls here, well most of us" glances towards Twinrova and shutters, "it must be a girl, if it was a man it would have to be some sick pyscho-path who just-" The Greudo's sentence was cut short when a single set of footsteps came within hearing distance.
Vernan flicked her fork tongue and kindled a black flame in the palm of her hand. Twinrova split into her separate forms and prepared for attack as Nabooru pulled out two Greudo swords and twirled them in her hands swiftly. Maple grabbed her broom and yelped weakly.
A dark figure came into view. He wore a gray pair of Kokiri style boots, with white breeches, and a black Kokiri tunic. He also wore a long black hat that rested over a large sword and steal Hylain shield. His hair was a dull dirty blond and his bangs hung over ice cold blue eyes.
The quartet of women gasped as they beheld what they saw.
"Um....Link...nice wardrobe change" Maple breathed putting her hands to her mouth.
"Isn't he a marvelous piece of work?" a deep voice boomed from behind a large bolder and Ganon stepped forward.
"Speak of the psycho-path..." Nabooru sneered, putting her weapons away.
"What isssss thissssss?" Vernan asked blinking, her tongue working like mad.
Ganon placed a hand on the Link's shoulder that wasn't really the Link they all knew and loathed.
"Why it's the legendary Link of the Triforce" Ganon said slyly.
"That's not Link" Maple said pointing, "he wears green, and only green, and never....black."
"Yes, the Hero of Time does not posses one drop of dark magic in his entire body" Kotake cackled,"and I sense much negative energy from this boy"
"Whoever he is" Nabooru added. Ganon smiled.
"So this isn't the Courage part of the Triforce that you're all used to dealing with. But he is a big step in my plan to take over Hyrule" Ganon replied.
"Explain yoursssellff" Vernan hissed.
"He knows everything that the real Link knows, if you were to place him in the palace those fools wouldn't know the difference" Ganon answered.
Everyone exchanged doubtful glances. Ganon smiled wickedly again.
"Oh I know you can all tell he's not the real Link now, but once I get him dressed in the proper attire and make some few adjustments, there's nothing that can stand in our way to get the Master Sword from that brat"
"Our way?" Nabooru repeated, "well I must say that's a switch, why the alliance?"
"Because for this plan to work it has to be divided up into sections, and one person needs to proceed each one. Then that way we can have backup if something should go wrong, but nothing should, because I have gone over every last detail, and taken every precaution to take care of it" Ganon explained, crossing his huge arms over his massive chest.
"But there isss, one detail you overlooked" Vernan replied glancing towards the Dark Link, "what about the negative energy? Hylianss like the Princesss and the Hero of Time, ssstilll have enoughhhh sensse to sensse sssomethingg like thatt."
Ganon's malevolent eyes twinkled and his smile broadened. "Did you not here me? I said that this Link knew everything that the real Link knows, including how to block magic and use it"
"So he could do that flaming thing Link does when he turns around in a circle?" Maple asked. Ganon nodded.
"Neat"
Everyone exchanged glances and Maple, Komue, Kotake, and Vernan immediately offered their assistance, but Nabooru was reluctant. Ganon turned to her.
"What's the matter sister? Don't you want to join in?" he questioned, his tone sounding amused.
Nabooru stiffened. "I will never join you Ganondorf , not in a millennia and not today, your sick pleasures have driven you too far, and have created this....thing that you call a 'secret weapon' but it too shall be destroyed by the same boy who defeated you last!" At the end of her speech Nabooru mounted her horse and rode off into the dust.
Vernan flicked her fork tongue when Nabooru was out of sight and turned hatefully towards Ganon.
"Now look what you've done! Ssshe will be on her way to the Hyyllian castle and worn the Princesssss" she sneered.
"Yeah! why the heck did you invite her!" Maple yelled.
"Isn't she the spirit sage?" replied Komue.
"Silence, " Ganon said waving his hands to quite down the trio of minions, "I needed her to see this, I knew she would be against it and try to worn them, but she won't have a chance, even as we speak and Nabooru gets closer to the castle...it's all part of the plan. The other Gredous will get worried when they're leader doesn't come back, and since of the close ties he and Nabooru share, they'll contact Link to help them."
"So..." Maple waved her hands in a circular gesture.
"So, Link and one of his comrades will come looking for her, and I have to lead him away from the castle so I can do the switch aroo" Ganon finished.
"So..she will be captured?" Kotake questioned and Ganon nodded an affirmative.
"In fact" he said, "I've already sent some one to intercept her" Everyone looked towards Ganon's side, but Dark Link was gone.