There, I updated! See, see!?!? :P By the way, I'm going to redo my bio, so if you want to know on stories that are to come and what I am working on now, then go check it out. It may be worth your time. Then again, it may not...

Disclaimer: I don't THINK I own any of this stuff. Then again I'm not sure. Most people who know me well will tell you have a very short memory span. But I want to own both of them if I don't yet. Hey, muse, put it on my to-do list!

Sheik:... sure....

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It's a rare thing to catch a Gundam pilot completely off his guard. Perhaps it comes with training and experience in the field of battle, or perhaps it's a result of being always on the run. Perhaps it's a sixth sense. Whichever way, if this is the case, then it's rarer still to not only catch a Gundam pilot off his or her guard, but to knock them down while they're staring you in the face. Perhaps that's the reason all Chang Wufie could do was lay on the ground in an utter stupor. Whatever was hidden in the shadows had hit him head on, with what, he didn't know.

The room was as dark as dusk; no lanterns lit it like the others and light didn't fall through shafts in the ceiling and walls. But it was bright enough to make out the young blonde boy sitting hunched over in the middle of it, rocking himself, his shirt falling off his body in ribbons, his pants soiled beyond recognition and his vest no where to be found. The two pinpricks of red loomed above him and a dark, murky, clawed hand gripped his shoulder. He didn't seem to notice- he continued to rock on his heels, hugging himself tightly as if it had gone frigid in the room. Actually, Link noticed, it was beginning to get very hot in there...

The thing gripped Quatre's shoulder harder before throwing him violently backwards. The boy let out a whimper, but nothing more as he rolled over on the floor. Wufie had regained his wits and was back on his feet, his sword appearing in a dull gray flash in his hand. Link remained where he was, surveying the scene while Tael rushed to Quatre's side and Tatl became the annoying glitter-bug of doom flying around the creature's masked head. It wasn't until the fairy had flown over and lit up more of the room did the two young swordsmen realize they were facing an opponent who also knew a thing or two about steel.

Taller than any giant Wufie could ever remember seeing in any dojo he had ever visited, the creature stood at roughly eight feet tall with armor only on his privates. IT was human-like in shape, it's skin a dark green very much like the mold that grew on the walls and it held a shield and sword. A strange mask covered its face, though Wufie wasn't about to complain; better to see the mask than whatever atrocity that might be under it.

Enraged at the insults Tatl hurled at its face, the creature swung its huge curved sword, barely missing Quatre who remained laying in the muck that pasted the ground. It missed terribly and Tatl had the gall to continue in her stream of insults- none of which Chang could understand as it sounded like a storm of angry Christmas bells. Link, still wearing the mask of the Deku, darted in and out of the creature's legs, spinning around as fast as he could in an attempt to hurt or distract it. But to no avail: it didn't notice... What it did notice was a bright flash of light coming out from below it and a loud battle cry as Link changed from a deku to his own body, then jumped and cut at it's thighs with his sword. It definitely noticed that...

Wufie took his time choosing a place to strike first, glad it was distracted. When the creature's back was turned he pounced, his sword flashing benevolently before it hit its mark.

Quatre lay where he was, Tael flying around his head, trying to get his attention.

"Quatre, wake up! Snap out of it! Quatre!" But the boy didn't move.

The battle had gotten hot- not only because all three swords were flashing and hacking at one another, but because just when the two boys felt they had an edge, their adversary had something else coming their way. Flames lept out of the ground, licking at the walls, their pant legs and shoes. The creature danced madly, swinging carelessly from one side to the other, sometimes in the fire. When it did this, it seemed to completely ignore the bright orange and yellow tongues that crawled up its legs.

"Wufie, get out of the way! No, not that way!" Link shouted as the martial artist barely avoided rolling right through flames.

"Quatre!" Link turned and looked around for his friend. Finally he spotted him, lying on the ground close to a wall. The two fairies had managed to drag him over there before he burned to a crisp, but they were both worn out. A battle cry brought Link's attention back to the middle of the room where the demon danced madly. Wufie had wounded it so badly, that black blood fell to the ground in rivers where it was scorched dry. It shrieked a final time before throwing its sword at Quatre and collapsing into a burning heap.

The boy slowly opened his eyes, not having a clue what was going on. Voices shouted in the distance and fire rose up all around him, leaving him sweating profusely. It was when a gust of wind and a hard vibration hit his head that he became truly aware of what was going on. A huge steel sword was embedded to the wall only inches above him.

"What the-?" His eyes flew wide open, before he squeezed them shut, trying to rub out the smoke and ash that stung them.

"Quatre!" Link and Wufie ran over to stand by their comrade. "We thought you were done for!" The elf was obviously pleased and didn't try to hide his relief. The martial artist merely nodded his head and turned, running over to the door.

"Wufie? What?" Quatre blinked confused as Wufie dashed back, avoiding the flames.

"The door's still locked, we can't get out." They looked at each other, Wufie suddenly taken over by a coughing fit. The three ended up holding their collars over their faces and the fairies flew into Link's hat to avoid the smoke.

"What now?" Quatre looked from one to the other, trying to figure out how Wufie had gotten himself into this mess. The flames crept closer, slowly eating away at the dry moss on the walls and dried scum on the floor. The condensation didn't seem to have done much at all- not in that heat. The three looked around and as if in answer of Quatre's question, a brilliant light filled the room and they vanished, just as the flames came to occupy the small space they had been standing in.

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Quatre didn't want to wake up. It was pleasantly cool and where he was and he was lying on something a little damp. It was soooooo nice. A slight noise brought him back out of his dreamy state, which bothered the boy more than a little. He wanted to go back to sleep. Be quiet! He heard another noise, like a rustling of leaves. Finally he opened his eyes and was midway through a yawn when...

"WOAH!" About two inches from his face was a wooden head, a little wooden snout, two orange eyes, flowers and leaves. The creature jumped back as well, squeaking as it did. Quatre accidentally kicked Wufie, who had been sleeping very soundly next to him, who jumped up, tripped and fell on top of Link.

"Ouch!"

"What?"

"Who?"

"Oh, so sorry!" All three boys looked at the deku who had been staring at Quatre's face. "I didn't mean to alarm you." The deku quickly adjusted her flower petal skirts and looked at Quatre. "I'm so sorry. You just looked so cute while you were asleep..." Wufie snorted and Link rose an eyebrow, remembering that the fairy in Clock town had said the same thing. If they weren't careful, Quatre might get himself a fan club.

"Um, who are you?" The blonde pilot felt weird enough as it was, he didn't need the other two getting any ideas.

"Oh, I'm so sorry. I'm the Deku Princess Rosalind. It's a pleasure to meet you." She curtsied before going on a long tangent that none of the boys cared to hear. It wasn't until she said something about a monkey that Link spoke up.

"Monkey? You mean the one the deku king was going to boil alive when I left the palace?" Her eyes grew wide and she sprang over to him faster than they thought her little deku feet could move.

"My father's done what?!? That's it- you have to take me to the palace!"

"Why, can't you just go yourself?" Wufie wanted to know intent on getting back to sleep.

"No I can't. We're all trapped here until someone breaks apart those vines over there. I tried but-" Suddenly the martial artist stood up, drew his sword and with one swing made them ribbons similar to the remnants of Quatre's shirt- which he only just noticed.

"There, happy?"

"Umm..." The deku didn't seem happy at all actually. Obviously she hadn't thought of what would happen if the other two had swords. All of her attention had been diverted towards Quatre. "I'm so fragile, will you carry me?" She looked at Quatre pleadingly. He gulped and tried to think of a good excuse to avoid doing that. Suddenly, the deku vanished.

"What?"

"Hey! Let me out!" Link grinned and held up a glass bottle with the deku- shrunk super-small hammering away inside. Wufie smirked.

"You really can fit anything in those..."

"Put me down or I'll-"

"Zip it or we won't bring you back to the palace." Link scowled at it and Tatl flew over and began to make various rude sounding noises at the glass. Tael went to hover by Quatre's head as all of them left the room to go outside.

It's so good to be out of there. Link thought. The water was crystal clear and all of them were in a good mood. But then he frowned. What was that dream I had? He pulled out his ocarina and studied it. A song kept playing over and over in his head. It was actually getting rather annoying. He sighed, excusing himself from the group for a second. He turned into a deku and made his way around the swamp and into a crack in the wall. When he came out he was beaming.

"What happened?" Quatre wanted to know. Link gave him a huge smile.

"Nothing!" Turning he dashed ahead of them and to the end of the swamp. The two Gundam pilots looked at each other and ran after him.

"Hey, Wufie?"

"..."

"How did we get out?"

"Are you sure you want to know the answer?"

"No, probably not."

"Me neither." They continued to run to the palace.

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YEAH! So much for chapter 10. Well, tell me what you think, anything I could improve on, make it less weird or weirder. So, until the next!