Destruction Prevention

"...You know...weapons would be really, really good right now," Link noted.

Komali said nothing; he trembled in fear. The Rito prince looked as though he would be sick at any moment.

"Ew...t-these zombies...they're...bluish! And...dead looking! GROSS!" he finally spoke.

"Well, DUH, they ARE zombies!" Link told him, rolling his eyes.

It was Tetra's turn to speak.

Said she, "Creatures of death...now! GET THEM!" The giant Redeads obeyed Link's girlfriend's orders and approached, moaning.

"Now would be a good time for a killing spree, Darunia!" Link said desperately, finally showing fear.

"HEY! DON'T TAKE THAT TONE WITH ME!" Darunia snapped, glaring at Link. He seemed to be unable to notice that they were now in extreme peril.

"Er...laser beams, Gaylord?" Komali offered. Gaylord seemed particularly blank at the present.

"Well, shit, this just isn't good..." Link muttered, shaking his head, backing up, and gaping fixedly and unblinkingly at the oversized zombies.

"Gggggrrrrraaaaawwww..." one groaned, reaching out a long arm and attempting to beat them. Everyone dodged.

"Link, t-try to talk some sense into Tetra! It could be our only hope!"

"TETRA!" Link cried out.

Though he could not see her through the long and wide legs of the many Redeads, her attention immediately snapped to him. A wave of sensation washed over her: hate instilled in her for him by Bambi's spell, and hope...hope that he would understand.

Would he understand? Does he really love me? she wondered. This temporary control over herself vanished, but a moment later, she regained it.

Oh, goddesses, he doesen't really love me, does he!

Control gone. Control back.

Shit, this is creating the problem of many small paragraphs... Tetra realized. Control vanished again.

Yelled evil Tetra, "DON'T BE SUCH LAGGARDS! KILL THEM! KILL THEM NOW!"

"Yo mahn, you gotsa be patient, yah?" said one giant Redead.

"DO IT!" screeched Tetra. "NOW, I SAY! THIS INSTANT!"

"Alright, mahn, alright alright! Chill!" said another.

"DARUNIA, HEEEEELP!" Link wailed.

Komali, Gaylord, and Link turned to look and see where the Goron was. He was standing off to the side, facing the wall and humming the Twilight Zone theme song.

"Jeez, what the hell's his problem?" an incredulous Komali said, shaking his head in disbelief.

"WELL, HE'S NOT HELPING, FOR ONE!" yelled Link in frightened tones, leaping out of the way of a Redead's giant fist.

"TRY KNOCKING SENSE INTO TETRA AGAIN!" Komali ordered.

"WHAT KIND OF FUCKING SHIT GOES ON IN THAT HEAD OF YOURS? I CAN'T KNOCK HER UP NOW, SHE'S EVIL!" Link shot.

"I DIDN'T MEAN TO FUCK HER, I MEANT THAT YOU SHOULD TRY TO BREAK THE SPELL!"

"OH!"

"STOP YOUR SCREAMING! I am in the middle of my self-reflection period..." said Darunia before continuing his physcopathic humming.

"AAAHHH!" Link and Komali screamed, jumping out of the way of yet another Redead fist. Gaylord barked hysterically, then spontaneously combusted.

"Shit, Aryll's not gonna like that," Link said.

"I guess that's a sign the author is sick of Gaylord," commented Komali.

Link yelled, "TETRA! LISTEN TO ME! YOU'VE GONE INSANE! STOP THIS SHIT NOW!"

Tetra suddenly developed a very terrible headache as she gained control and lost control over herself. Her eyes watered, and she let out a cry and fell to her knees, putting head in her hands.

Link and Komali tried to look at her with every chance they got, for they had heard her distressed shriek.

Whenever she was herself, Tetra's mind screamed, Fight it, fight it, come on, you have to fight the spell!

She was confused and in pain at the same time. With her loss of confidence, the Redeads also lost confidence and attacked extremely hestitantly. In fact, they hesitated so much that they hardly attacked at all. They stole nervous glances at their master, not being able to think of anything they could do to help her.

Tetra let out a pained scream. Link and Komali watched fearfully.

"Tetra, w...what the?" Link uttered, confused.

His voice once more strengthened the good part of her mind. She finally managed to speak as the real Tetra.

"L-LINK...LEAVE...T-TAKE...AAAGGHHH..." she thrusted her dagger to him. It landed with a clank at his feet.

Tetra snapped her fingers shakily, and all of the Redeads dropped dead right on the spot. Tetra's body jerked horribly, and she looked fit to barf any second. Moving aside some leaves in the middle of the room to reveal a trap door, Tetra opened it, but before going in, she told Link in a loud, yet difficult to understand voice, "LEAVE...D-DON'T...FOLLOW...ME..."

"Tetra!" Link called, taking a step forward. Komali stretched out an arm to stop his confused and concerned companion from going any further.

"She said to stay, Link..." the Rito stated calmly. Link watched helplessly as Tetra went through the trap door and shut it behind her.

She was shaking so badly... he thought.

The lifeless Redeads disappeared. An eerily serene silence ensued. Suddenly, one of the cyclones appeared in the middle of the room. Before it appeared a glowing medallion: the Fire Medallion. Komali picked it up.

"Well, thanks for almost nothing, Darunia," he said. Darunia ignored him as he continued the Twilight Zone theme. Link tenderly picked up the dagger Tetra had given him, and stepping into the cyclone, he and Komali left Darunia to his "self-reflection", both silent as they tried to decipher what had just happened.

"YOU STUPID BITCH!" Bambi screeched, her red eyes as wide as they could get with blind fury. She kicked Tetra, who knelt shaking and sweating before her.

Tetra tried to say something, but the moment she opened her mouth, she was forced to shut it again, knowing that she would puke at any given second. Resistance to Bambi's spell was most certainly not rewarded, that was very obvious at the moment.

Bending down and squeezing Tetra's neck, Bambi hissed, "That is inexcuseable. If it happens again, trust me, you'll be beyond sick..."