Sorry about this chapter sucking, but...I'm so tired right now I feel like I'm dreaming.
Darunia
Link instantly grew wary the moment the dagger was drawn.
"T...Tetra?" he uttered meekly.
Tetra let out a snarl and lunged at both of them. The 2 boys screamed and leapt out of the way.
"TETRA, WHAT THE HELL IS WRONG WITH YOU?" Link demanded.
Tetra said nothing. She began to attack again, and Link and Komali were forced to dodge her once more. Link noticed something odd about her...it was the look in her eyes. Dark and empty...
Link and Komali backed away. Suddenly, an idea dawned on the Rito prince.
"Link...that Bambi person... She made hints of having done something to Tetra. Tetra might be under her control!"
Link drew his, um...stick, and prepared to defend.
"I..." he started in reply to Komali, but was cut off when Tetra lunged at him and broke the stick in half.
"Well, shit," Link said, backing away further. Gaylord yipped and barked furiously at the pirate.
Suddenly, Tetra came at Link once more and knocked him to the ground. Before he could get up, she put a foot on his chest and held him there, her dagger pointed at his forhead.
"This is good-bye, hero..." Tetra sneered.
"Link, noooooo!" Komali cried dramatically.
Suddenly, a blast of light hit Tetra square in the back. She let out a screech, tumbled forward, and turned to face the source of the attack. Link looked too, and nearly passed out, threw up, and had a heart attack all at the same time.
There stood Daphness Nohansen Hyrule, or better known as the King of Red Lions!
"Go on, scram!" he said, sending another. Tetra got hit, hissed, and fled.
Link was speechless. Finally, he threw up all over the ground.
"Hey, yo! Kingly Red Lion Man! 'Sup? I thought you were dead!" Komali said, slapping the old man high five.
"Nah, I totally faked Link and Zelda out and told them I was commiting suicide when I was ACTUALLY going to Disney World!" said the king. At this, Link regurgitated a second time.
Finally, the hero gasped, "WHAT THE HELL ARE YOU DOING HERE? YOU'RE SUPPOSED TO BE DEAD! DEAD, AS IN NOT BREATHING OR LIVING!"
Daphness blinked. He and Komali stared at Link.
Memories flooded back to our hero in green. Not good ones, either. The king was overly critical, bossy, controlling, and an overall bastard.
Link sighed, wondering how Tetra would feel about this if she were in her right mind at the present...
Tetra regained control and found herself facing her "master".
Bambi smirked.
"Not bad. Just don't let your guard down like that, ok? You let yourself get whooped by an old fart."
"What the hell are you talking about? What did you make me do now?" Tetra demanded.
"Oh, just got you to give Link a little scare..." Bambi chuckled airily, but then her expression darkened and she continued seriously, "But I did not expect to see the king of Hyrule. This complicates things..."
Tetra was shocked.
"Wha...who?"
Bambi looked a little angry.
"Don't make me repeat myself, Tetra. You know I don't like that."
Tetra just glared at her, and left her where she was so she could go off and think, not caring if that was worthy of punishment.
Tetra entered a private room in the castle and sat down on an armchair.
Daphness Nohansen Hyrule...he's...back? But he died! What the hell's going on? Ugh...NOTHING makes sense anymore... she thought.
Tetra sighed. She now fretted over what Bambi would make her do next...
Daphness sighed.
"I told you, Link, I LIED! I never died! I went to Disney World! See?" He pointed to the Mickey Mouse hat atop his head.
Link let out a cry of rage.
"WHY, OH WHY, MUST YOU STILL BE ALIVE!" he bellowed.
Komali let out a sigh and shook his head.
Grumbled the king, "You're just as stupid as you always were..."
"Yeah, well...WELL...uh...you're just as FAT as you always were!" Link shot back.
With raised eyebrows, Komali and Daphness exchanged looks. Then they started laughing. Link was not pleased in the least.
"That's not funny!"
Both king and prince wiped tears from their eyes.
His laughter dwindling, Daphness said, "Well...I've come to help. I won't be with you full-time, for I have better things to do, but I know enough and possess enough ability to aid you...I guess."
"What all do you know about our quest?" Komali asked curiously.
"Hmm...well, let's see... I know what's been going on in the past, I know what you're trying to do now, who you're looking for, and where you're going..." Link looked fearful, but the king continued, "and I also know a few things you don't. For example, Bambi has turned Hyrule Castle into her own lair. She is keeping Aryll imprisoned, and Tetra too. Tetra has not turned evil by choice, you know. She has been cursed. Also, Bambi is the great-grandaughter of Ganondorf. The path she has taken is not because of his influence over her. But Bambi is disguised, you see...I think... Something like that, I'm not totally sure."
"What do you mean?" asked Link.
"I'm not sure if she's human," stated Daphness.
"Well, that doesen't surprise me..." snorted Link.
"Guys, we really should find Darunia now..." said Komali. And thus, they set off for the Goron chief's throne room.
The threesome (dog in tow) entered the room and immediately spotted a huge, beast/man, who was light brown in color, and seemed to be made purely of rock, fat, and muscle. He was none other than Darunia himself, and he turned to gaze at the intruders with round, piercing brown eyes.
"Who are you?" he shot in a gruff tone.
"This is Link, and this is Komali. It's me, Darunia...Daphness."
"Daphness? Woah, dude!" said Darunia, locking the king into an embrace.
Darunia broke off and looked at Link.
"This is...Link?" He seemed confused.
"Oh, no, he's not the Hero of Time, he's just some other asshole."
Link frowned, stuck out his chest, and said, "Dumbasses, I am the Hero of Winds and the Wind Waker! Have you not heard of me?"
"...No," said Darunia. Suddenly, the Goron raised his fists, glared at Link, and said, "Why, do you wanna fight about it?"
Link looked alarmed. He backed up.
"No, dude, what's your problem?"
Daphness stood in between Link and Darunia and said, "Link, Komali...this is Darunia, sage of fire, chief of the Gorons, even though they're like...dead. I must leave for now...I'm going to try to find out some more things. Well, good luck with the Fire Temple...you'll need it." The king disappeared.
"This way to the Fire Temple..." mumbled Darunia, pushing aside a statue that stood behind him, revealing a secret passageway. Komali, Gaylord, and Link followed him into it.
"You understand this is basically the same deal as the Forest Temple, right?" said Darunia, looking at them.
"Yeah... But are we going to have to fight another monster?" Komali asked.
"...Yes." Darunia raised his fists and added, "Why, you wanna fight about it?"
"Gah! No!" Komali said quickly, backing away. The Rito prince and Link exchanged looks.
Darunia sighed.
"Well...let's get this over with..."
They entered the temple.