Chapter Four: The Princess Kidnapped
(Note: You knew Zelda was eventually gonna get kidnapped, she just can't keep herself outta trouble!)
A horrible scream came from Zelda's room, but it was of Impa, not the princess. The trio hauled balls in there and saw that Zelda was kidnapped, with a message burned on the white sheeted bed. Again, the message was in ancient Hylian text (like the Book of Mudora), so the trio had no idea what it said. Impa looked at them, and spoke in the most frightened voice they had ever heard.
" Listen to me, Ganondorf must have revived his surrogate mothers, Kotake and Koume, who, in turn, have kidnapped Zelda!"
"Dammit, pardon my language..." Tiger complained. "...where on God's green earth is Link right now!"
"Hanging out with the Kokiri in the forest." The King groaned, having a horrible headache. "Now you three go to the Graveyard. Impa will lead you into the Shadow Temple, rumor has it that the witches Kotake and Koume are planning to unleash the damned souls of Hyrule upon the land!"
"Here we go again, facing certain death in the eye, yadda-yadda-yadda. This time against old lesbians that remind me of my third-grade gym teacher on meth..." Tiger muttered under his breath.
Needless to say, his face met the back of Mitchell's hand.
The three got dressed in their usual attire, April in jeans made of a cloth simular to denim, a typical female Hylian shirt, and regular boots. Afterwards, the four went to the stables, where the finest Hylian scientists and blacksmiths were working on Tiger's truck. He saw that they had put armor plating all around it, outfitted the bed with a weapon's rack, and even detailed the inside. The trio was amazed at the artwork of the armor, and the sheer fact that they didn't completely tear the living hell out of it. Tiger looked at Impa in shock.
"I take it instead of doing time for messing up a very elegant fountain, you experiment on my truck?" Tiger said sarcastically.
"No, my short and stocky friend, there's more to it." Impa cracked back. "This technology is amazing, thus we had to take a look at it. Along with that, we had to repay you for saving the king and princess. This armor can not be penetrated by anything other than weapons from your time, and the metal used is so light, it doesn't sacrifice the performance of this...truck. And one more thing..."
Impa looked into their eyes with a cold stare, as if about to explode right infront of them.
"Shotgun!" She opened the passenger door and jumped in. The three looked at each other in typical WTF? fashion.
"Okay, who taught her the art of shotgun!" Mitchell asked half angry - half amused.
April slowly raised her hand, and made her way in the back.
"Damn...she's good." Tiger said.
"Real good..." Mitchell replied in the same quiet, dry tone.
Thus, Tiger hopped in the driver's seat, and Mitchell hopped in the back. Tiger turned the key, peeled out in the stables, and flew out into the streets of Hyrule Castle Town. They approached the gate, just as it was lowering. Impa, Mitchell, and April looked at Tiger as if saying, 'You are completely insane!" Tiger looked back like 'Damn straight, crazy as a fox!' Tiger gave a big yee-haw and the others screamed in fear as they ramped off, dropping about fifteen feet to the dirt road of Hyrule field. Tiger put it in park and looked in the back.
"You guy's okay?" he asked, laughing off of adrenaline.
April was clinging to Mitchell, who was clinging to the weapon's rack. He gave a thumbs-up, and Tiger hit the gas. Off they were to Kakariko Village, to the graveyard and, eventually, the Shadow Temple.
The ride up the stairs was rather bumpy, but they made it up nevertheless. They drove through the village and made a bee line for the graveyard. Tiger powerslid and parked parallel to the small cliff housing the Shadow Temple, with one inch to spare between the side and his side mirror. Impa climbed out Tiger's side after he got out, and they climbed in the bed as the other two were climbing up the small cliff. When all of them were up there, armed with only swords and bows, Impa stopped them and looked at them.
"Inside this cave lies the horrors of every generation of Hyrule since the beginning of time. If you wish to turn back, do so. If not, be very careful..."
April moved back, almost in tears from fear. "I don't want to go in, but I don't want to be alone!" She cried, clinging again to Mitchell. This time he comforted her in a way that Tiger and Impa knew wasn't just between friends.
"I'll stay with her if you'd like." A voice came from out of nowhere. A man, dressed in a green tunic and hat, brown boots, and dawning a shield and battle sword, could be seen as the four turned around. Of course it was Link, the Hero of Time.
"I heard from the King where you all were going, and figured I would come to help. Seeing as April doesn't want to go in, I figured I will leave this to you three."
"Two." Mitchell said, "I'm not leaving April...hey, by the way, how do you know our names?"
Link laughed, "The King told me everything. I am proud of you three for standing up to Ganondorf. Trust me, his mothers will cause you no trouble at all."
Thus, Impa and Tiger entered the temple, knowing not what would happen. They saw a glowing podium, and stepped in it. They were transported to a dark room with a solitary platform surrounded by acid. They looked at each other, the darkness seeming to close in on them...
A laugh resembling the Wicked Witch of the West could be heard as the two old hags appeared out of the darkness, looking at Impa and Tiger. The two old hags circled around Tiger, not doing any harm, just checking him out.
"It seems like the legends are true, sister!" Kotake said.
"It seems so!" Koume replied.
"Is he one of the ones who re-banished Ganondorf?"
"Yes it is! Let's kill him!"
"Woah, woah, woah, hold on little missies!" Tiger said, having had enough of it. "I don't care if your witches, snitches, or the plural form of a certain five-lettered word that I will not say with Impa around. If you don't let Zelda go, I'll..."
"What are you talking about?" Kotake blurted.
"We don't have the stupid princess!" Koume contenued.
"Well, who does!" Impa asked.
A huge rumbling could be heard, and an Iron Knuckle appeared, but this was different, it was no ordinary Iron Knuckle. It was bigger, gold colored, seemed more powerful and quick, and looked even more dangerous than any normal Knuckle. Plus, it shot a beam of fire from it's hand, which found Kotake and Koume, killing them quickly. One more, their spirits headed upward, cursing each other out. But there was no time for laughter.
Tiger began dodging its' swift attacks as Impa was struck, falling to the ground unconscious. This went on for about twenty minutes before Tiger got tired. his reflexes got slower, and he was getting closer and closer from being halved hot-dog style. If he was to have any chance against this thing, he had to do something drastic, and fast, too, for his stength was falling faster than a lead weight.
'There has to be some weakness...' Tiger said to himself, thats when he got an idea. He pulled his cell-phone out of his pocket, and ripped the battery out. As Impa awoke, Tiger stole two metal wires from her outfit.
"WHAT ARE YOU DOING!" Impa said, obviously violated.
"Saving our asses!" Tiger yelled back, somehow cracking the case open andcontecting one wire to positive, one to negative. He lured the Iron Knuckle close, and lodged the wires into it. He then threw the battery into the acid, causing a chain reaction that electrocuted the creature, sending it falling off the edge. It cried a death cry as it began to be eaten by the acid, until it was no more.
It's last-ditch effort of attack was a fire-beam, which made the building begin to collapse from the inside. The two looked at each other, and thought the end had come. Just then, a body fell from the ceiling. It was Zelda, unharmed, but out cold. Suddenly, strange sounds came from underneath. With that, a strange wind blew around them, teleporting them outside. Link had executed Faeore's Wind to help them escape. Just then, the Shadow Temple was sealed so that no one could get in...until it was time to rebuild it.
Zelda came-to, ran to Link and jumped in his arms, so happy to see him. No words had to be said, they were together again. April and Mitchell held hands at that moment, and Tiger kept his tired, indifferent look upon his face, while Impa gave a smile. Tiger and Impa got in the cab of the truck, while the others hopped in the back. They rode to the castle, just hours away from the Royal Family ball...