Well, hello again everyone. Sorry for the wait. Firstly, I'd just like to say that I received NO reviews for my last post!!!! So hurry up and go back a chapter and tell me how it was.

Finished?

Good. Now then, I have one more short that I want to post before Malon's gets posted. I really wanted to capture (- that is such a nerdy word to use) how it would feel to be paralyzed by a ReDead. So, here it is. Enjoy!

Character- Link

Setting- After befriending the Gerudo, Link hears of an attack issued on them. He prepares himself to defend the fortress from this unusually small army. (I know this doesn't happen in the game, but I didn't really want to write it taking place in Castle Town… It didn't work as well.)

The Living, the Dead and the ReDead.

I just want to get through the gate.

The last sage is through there.

Why won't they just let me pass?

This is a waste of my time.

And Goddesses only know how much time I have left.

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I stand outside just outside the gate.

"Excuse me!" I call to the tower guard.

She obviously doesn't want to hear me.

"Excuse me! I'd like to get through please!"

I say this with a considerable amount of annoyance.

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I've had enough.

I've not come this far just to have a stupid gate stop me.

I begin to climb the ladder up to the guard.

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I tap her shoulder as I reach the top.

She turns and looks at me in disgust.

I know I'm a man, but does everyone of them have to look at me as if I'm garbage?

"I need to get through." I ask calmly.

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She shakes her head.

"No men are allowed here. I suggest you leave." She tells me.

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Doesn't anyone get it yet?

I take out my permit that was given to me.

It states that I'm a 'worthy man'.

I think it would be easier just to stick it to my forehead.

This woman is about the fourth person I've had to show it to.

I don't get why they're so…

So… Overprotective.

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"Oh." She says after reading the paper.

"Sorry kid, I can't let you through anyway. An attack had just been spotted. If we open the gate, they could come in."

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What the hell is wrong with these people?

"Can't you just open it a little bit?" I plead.

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"If I wanted to be punished, yes." She tells me.

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Then get punished!

I just want through!

Time is short and I'm so close!

I sigh.

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The woman pulls up a telescope.

She looks out into the desert.

"It's strange though." She says, "There's only about ten of them."

She folds up the telescope.

"It's the smallest army I've ever seen."

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"May I?" I ask, pointing at the telescope.

There has to be more then ten.

She must have counted wrong.

She hands me the cylinder.

I open it and put it to my eye.

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"Just look due north. You'll see them." She says.

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I do as she says.

Immediately I spot them.

They're not hard to miss.

Some army!

I let out a laugh.

They look as though they've been out in the sun to long.

They're all dark.

They stagger really slowly towards the fortress.

And there are only ten of them.

I give another laugh.

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I hand the telescope back.

"That's the army?" I ask sarcastically.

She nods.

"That's the most pathetic army I've ever seen." I say.

"You're keeping me from getting through because of them?"

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"Yeah, that's right kiddo." She says.

"We've heard they're some of Ganondorf's finest. We're taking no chances."

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Ganondorf's finest!?!

I should just go kill myself now… I've got no chance against them.

Yeah right.

I could probably take them all on.

Then what would Ganondorf do?

Nothing.

He'd just wait.

Then I'll kill him too.

Bastard.

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"Will you let me out if I go and kill them for you?" I ask.

Navi shoots out from under my hat.

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"Link, no. You heard what she said. You should try to find another way." She squeaks at me.

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"Navi," I sigh, "you know as well as I do that's there's no other way in."

I look out to the desert.

"Will you let me in now?" I ask the guard.

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She looks torn.

"Well…"

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"The worst that can happen is me dying. And even then that's okay because you'll get to see what you're up against." I tell her.

"And if I beat them, that's one less thing for you to worry about." I say.

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"I'll open it. But just a little bit." She says slowly.

She claps her hands twice.

The gate opens a few meters.

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"Thanks." I say.

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Navi flies beside me.

"I don't think this is a good idea Link."

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"'Course it is. You're just jealous that you didn't get us through the gate." I say.

I climb down the tower.

I walk through the gap under the gate.

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The sand isn't actually that bad.

I can just see the army ahead of me.

If I keep to the outer wall, I'll be able to reach them.

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I make my way along the wall.

I'm going really slowly.

But I'm getting closer.

And the sand isn't as bad as it was at the start.

In fact…

The wind doesn't even reach here.

It's just me and the ten of them now.

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I'm closer now.

We're about fifty meters apart.

But…

Something's… wrong.

I don't know what it is but...

I can't help feeling as if I've made a mistake.

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We're really close now.

I can't really make out any Hylian features at all.

I can't see their eyes.

Their mouths are just gaping holes.

No teeth.

No hair.

No weapons.

No clothes.

Just…

Dark brown skin stretched tightly over bones.

They're disgusting.

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Ten meters away.

They're walking with their eyes closed.

I can smell them.

Like rotting flesh.

I feel like I'm about to throw up at it.

But…

Wait…

Oh Goddesses!

It is rotting flesh!

They're dead!

All dead.

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"Link… Link I think we should run now." Says Navi in my ear.

"Link, these things aren't natural! We have to run."

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Run?

From battle?

I'd rather die.

But…

The smell,

These things…

I want to run.

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I draw my sword despite my worries.

I'm ready for anything these zombies throw at me!

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One of them emerges from the group.

His mouth quivers as he begins to moan.

I don't know what he's saying.

It sounds like some kind of screaming just deep and echoing.

The moaning grows louder.

And louder.

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I see Navi fly around me.

I tighten my grip on my sword.

I prepare to jump.

But then…

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The moaning stops suddenly.

The creature opens its eyes

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I stop dead in my tracks.

I don't move.

I try to call for Navi but my lips won't move.

I try to take a breath.

My chest doesn't budge.

I can't blink.

My eyes are locked with its.

Those huge black holes…

They're swallowing me.

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It's coming closer.

There's nothing I can do.

I feel my heart stop pumping.

I'm going cold.

A piercing scream echoes through my mind.

Everything around me goes black except the monster coming towards me.

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As it gets closer, the screaming gets louder.

Why can't I move?

Why didn't I listen?

I'm going to be killed by a zombie.

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I go all weak.

The only reason why I'm standing is that it's making me.

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I see a little flick of light in front of me.

Navi!

I try to call to her again.

All that escapes is a groan.

I see her fly in front of my face.

She's saying something.

I can't hear her through the screaming.

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I focus hard on her voice.

It's quiet but I hear it slightly.

"Close you eyes, Stupid! Come on, Link!"

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Close my eyes?

How?

I can't.

I'm frozen.

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The thing reaches out to me.

I feel it's strong hands grasp my shoulders.

It's fingers are digging into me.

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"Close them!" She screams

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I put all my remaining effort to closing my eyes.

There's no way I'm going to be killed off by dead people.

All my strength…

Close my eyes.

I have to.

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My eyelids shake violently.

But…

They're moving.

Halfway there.

I feel my body shake too.

I ignore the pain in my shoulders.

My eyes…

Nearly closed.

Why is this so hard?

Almost.

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I feel my eyelids slam down.

My blood rushes again.

I gasp for air.

I fall to the ground.

I feel the hands let me go.

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"Get up! Get up!" I hear Navi say.

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I force myself off the ground.

My eyes still closed tightly.

I begin to swing my sword around wildly.

I am hitting things though.

I feel my sword connect with their skin.

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I use my ears.

I can tell where they are now.

I don't need my eyes.

I can hear them moaning.

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I slash up and down and sideways.

I kick and punch.

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The moaning stops.

"Navi?" I ask, "Can I open them now?"

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"Yes." She says slowly.

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I carefully open my eyes.

The bodies lay around me.

There's no blood at all.

That was close.

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"Well," Says Navi, "That was close."

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"Nah." I laugh, "I could beat 'em with my eyes closed."

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Well, I hope you all enjoyed it. I liked writing it! So this time, review! And if you have any requests, send them too!