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Quatre had every right to be terrified. Being a Gundam pilot, he had faced death on more than one occasion, but this surpassed them all. He was in a place that looked like it was taken straight from the dark ages and filled with magic, evil dogs, bush people and elves. What's more, he was about to get squished by a giant rock and there was nothing he could do about it. He couldn't even blow it up with Sandrock because it was probably vaporized on the sun's surface somewhere... Sitting on the stairs in east clock town, he stared into space... And reminisced about the past.
His thoughts first drifted to the more recent past. He had gone to play target practice using the rupees Link and him had found in their room. His aim had been awful. Somehow he had managed to hit everything he wasn't supposed to, including the guy running the place. The huge and rather hideous elf had screeched in furry and chased them out of the building. When they went to Honey and Darlings Game Shop next door, Quatre had successfully blown up the lights on the ceiling and both Honey and Darling. Honey's hair had caught on fire and Darling looked like he would never be seen in polite society again.
The whole thing had made Quatre feel pretty awful. What's more the deku had said he had to go somewhere, which left Quatre to wallow in his misery. That was when Quatre went to sit at the top of the staircase in West Clock Town, and consider his misfortune. His thoughts turned to the farther past.
"Trowa..." Quiet and hidden, yet companionable. "Heero..." Distrustful of anyone, he was willing to die for the overall success of his mission. About a year ago Relena had hired him as a personal bodyguard. That was somewhat ironic, considering that he had tried to kill her on more than one occasion. At the same time, he refused to let anyone else carry out the task. "Duo..." Quatre's head hurt. Let's see... Duo. Funny, happy-go- lucky... Chang Wufie... silent unless he chose to voice his firm opinion on justice and strength... Now his head really hurt and thinking was getting to be a problem. He hadn't eaten anything since... um... okay, let's not think about food.
The sun drifted into the west and more names, images and descriptions drifted through Quatre's head. Funny, the things you think about when you know death is inevitable. Somehow, it had never occurred to Quatre that dancing Tele tubbies would be one of them. Scowling at the image, he shook his head hard and continued to stare, imagining what his sisters would say when they found him missing.
Darkness had fallen; the shadows cast by the flames that lit the ceiling were wraiths haunting in the night. A gentle squeak rose the only human in town, possibly in that world.
"Hmm?" The Link stood before Quatre, orange eyes as sad as ever. The boy sighed. "Oh, so you didn't find it then..." The deku tilted it's head to the side for a moment, then took Quatre by the hand and led him to a door.
It was old, had a very plain look to it and was accompanied by a cheap wooden sign: Curiosity Shop, open at 10pm. Confused, Quatre let Link lead him inside. It was dark and musty within, old crates lining the walls. There was a space cleared in the middle that led up to a counter, behind which stood a guy in sunglasses.
"Hey, can I help you?" He looked an awful lot like the guy at the item shop next door, except that he was wearing glasses. Actually, he looked exactly like the guy at the item shop. An impatient squeak brought Quatre out of his speculation and back to the present. Link had crawled behind the counter and seemed to be rummaging through boxes.
"Hey!" The guy turned and tripped over a box sending pink fake snow everywhere and sending Quatre into a coughing, sneezing fit. The deku seemed to have found what he was searching for, and squeaking triumphantly, sprang bake onto the counter. The guy with sunglasses struggled to his feet and snatched Link, holding him by a boot. He reached for the pendent, but not before Quatre smacked him in the head with a wooden poll. Landing on his feet, Link sprang from the counter and the two made a beeline for the door. The guy sat where he fell completely stunned. Geeze, he thought. That was a hard blow. Put a real sword in that kid's hands and... he decided not to finish the thought. Muttering curses, the shop owner grabbed his coat and ran for the back door.
Once outside the shop Quatre put on his pendent. Link started squeaking, perhaps in protest. The human frowned; he couldn't understand any of what the deku was apparently shouting.
"What?" Looking down, Quatre realized that it was not, in fact, the "Pendent of Hearing", but a different pendent altogether. A look of confusion on his face, he glanced down to see the scrub hurrying back up the stairs to the northern entrance to South Clock Town. Now what, the human wondered dismally. Shaking his head, he followed. The deku in the lead once again, the pair made their way to the laundry pool.
They hid behind the clock tower until the owner of the curiosity shop stormed into East Clock Town. It was nearly midnight and the door to the clock tower would be opening soon.
Quatre was made to wait on the wooden bench while Link went and knocked on a poorly kept door on the other side of the pool. It opened and another small child stepped out. He looked oddly familiar, dressed in shorts and a long sleeved shirt that was to big for him. His hair was blue and he wore a yellow fox mask on his face. Then it hit Quatre that he had seen the child on the dawn of the first day mailing a letter. But what did he have to do with the missing pendent?
The two kids walked back along the path to where Quatre sat and Link squeaked an introduction. Unfortunately Quatre still didn't understand a word, but the other boy seemed to. With all the squeaking over and done with, the boy turned to Quatre.
"It seems we need to make an exchange." His voice was softer than a whisper. "You see, you have my pendent." Quatre started in surprise.
That chapter was... um yeah, why don't you all tell me? What millions of things could I do to make this better? Maybe I'll put up the next chapter when I post this one... I really want to get these two out of Clock Town so we can cause havoc elsewhere...
Sheik: (Disclaimer)
Quatre had every right to be terrified. Being a Gundam pilot, he had faced death on more than one occasion, but this surpassed them all. He was in a place that looked like it was taken straight from the dark ages and filled with magic, evil dogs, bush people and elves. What's more, he was about to get squished by a giant rock and there was nothing he could do about it. He couldn't even blow it up with Sandrock because it was probably vaporized on the sun's surface somewhere... Sitting on the stairs in east clock town, he stared into space... And reminisced about the past.
His thoughts first drifted to the more recent past. He had gone to play target practice using the rupees Link and him had found in their room. His aim had been awful. Somehow he had managed to hit everything he wasn't supposed to, including the guy running the place. The huge and rather hideous elf had screeched in furry and chased them out of the building. When they went to Honey and Darlings Game Shop next door, Quatre had successfully blown up the lights on the ceiling and both Honey and Darling. Honey's hair had caught on fire and Darling looked like he would never be seen in polite society again.
The whole thing had made Quatre feel pretty awful. What's more the deku had said he had to go somewhere, which left Quatre to wallow in his misery. That was when Quatre went to sit at the top of the staircase in West Clock Town, and consider his misfortune. His thoughts turned to the farther past.
"Trowa..." Quiet and hidden, yet companionable. "Heero..." Distrustful of anyone, he was willing to die for the overall success of his mission. About a year ago Relena had hired him as a personal bodyguard. That was somewhat ironic, considering that he had tried to kill her on more than one occasion. At the same time, he refused to let anyone else carry out the task. "Duo..." Quatre's head hurt. Let's see... Duo. Funny, happy-go- lucky... Chang Wufie... silent unless he chose to voice his firm opinion on justice and strength... Now his head really hurt and thinking was getting to be a problem. He hadn't eaten anything since... um... okay, let's not think about food.
The sun drifted into the west and more names, images and descriptions drifted through Quatre's head. Funny, the things you think about when you know death is inevitable. Somehow, it had never occurred to Quatre that dancing Tele tubbies would be one of them. Scowling at the image, he shook his head hard and continued to stare, imagining what his sisters would say when they found him missing.
Darkness had fallen; the shadows cast by the flames that lit the ceiling were wraiths haunting in the night. A gentle squeak rose the only human in town, possibly in that world.
"Hmm?" The Link stood before Quatre, orange eyes as sad as ever. The boy sighed. "Oh, so you didn't find it then..." The deku tilted it's head to the side for a moment, then took Quatre by the hand and led him to a door.
It was old, had a very plain look to it and was accompanied by a cheap wooden sign: Curiosity Shop, open at 10pm. Confused, Quatre let Link lead him inside. It was dark and musty within, old crates lining the walls. There was a space cleared in the middle that led up to a counter, behind which stood a guy in sunglasses.
"Hey, can I help you?" He looked an awful lot like the guy at the item shop next door, except that he was wearing glasses. Actually, he looked exactly like the guy at the item shop. An impatient squeak brought Quatre out of his speculation and back to the present. Link had crawled behind the counter and seemed to be rummaging through boxes.
"Hey!" The guy turned and tripped over a box sending pink fake snow everywhere and sending Quatre into a coughing, sneezing fit. The deku seemed to have found what he was searching for, and squeaking triumphantly, sprang bake onto the counter. The guy with sunglasses struggled to his feet and snatched Link, holding him by a boot. He reached for the pendent, but not before Quatre smacked him in the head with a wooden poll. Landing on his feet, Link sprang from the counter and the two made a beeline for the door. The guy sat where he fell completely stunned. Geeze, he thought. That was a hard blow. Put a real sword in that kid's hands and... he decided not to finish the thought. Muttering curses, the shop owner grabbed his coat and ran for the back door.
Once outside the shop Quatre put on his pendent. Link started squeaking, perhaps in protest. The human frowned; he couldn't understand any of what the deku was apparently shouting.
"What?" Looking down, Quatre realized that it was not, in fact, the "Pendent of Hearing", but a different pendent altogether. A look of confusion on his face, he glanced down to see the scrub hurrying back up the stairs to the northern entrance to South Clock Town. Now what, the human wondered dismally. Shaking his head, he followed. The deku in the lead once again, the pair made their way to the laundry pool.
They hid behind the clock tower until the owner of the curiosity shop stormed into East Clock Town. It was nearly midnight and the door to the clock tower would be opening soon.
Quatre was made to wait on the wooden bench while Link went and knocked on a poorly kept door on the other side of the pool. It opened and another small child stepped out. He looked oddly familiar, dressed in shorts and a long sleeved shirt that was to big for him. His hair was blue and he wore a yellow fox mask on his face. Then it hit Quatre that he had seen the child on the dawn of the first day mailing a letter. But what did he have to do with the missing pendent?
The two kids walked back along the path to where Quatre sat and Link squeaked an introduction. Unfortunately Quatre still didn't understand a word, but the other boy seemed to. With all the squeaking over and done with, the boy turned to Quatre.
"It seems we need to make an exchange." His voice was softer than a whisper. "You see, you have my pendent." Quatre started in surprise.
That chapter was... um yeah, why don't you all tell me? What millions of things could I do to make this better? Maybe I'll put up the next chapter when I post this one... I really want to get these two out of Clock Town so we can cause havoc elsewhere...