This chapter woulda been longer and better, but I'm tired. I think I'm gonna pass out or something.

Dark Waters

Ruto led Link, Daphness, and Komali through a secret passageway from Zora's Domain to the Water Temple.

"It used to be so full of water, and then it all went gone..." Ruto said in a small, blank voice.

Link looked pleadingly at Daphness, who was keeping a good distance from Ruto.

"W...what are we gonna do, then?" Komali asked timidly. Ruto turned a sharp eye on him suddenly, and he fell backward.

"We shall do it anyway, chicken boy!" she spat.

Komali grew angry.

"Hey, I'm not a--!" Daphness clamped a hand over the prince's mouth.

The black, shadow form of a girl sat in the shallow water, staring darkly at the wall.

"You're late... What took you?" hissed Bambi, turning to look over her shoulder at the corner of the small room she was in.

There appeared to be nothing more than the darkness of the corner in the place where Bambi's eyes were directed, but mere seconds later, a pair of red eyes not unlike her own appeared. A body was not visible.

"I've never been here in Hyrule before, I had curiosities..." stated the thing in the corner in a quiet, yet slightly annoyed voice.

"Curiousity killed the cat, you know..." snorted Bambi, turning her head to look back at the wall.

"What does that have to do with my being late?"

"Not a whole lot, really. I just wanted to say that."

"Very well... Now, what is this place again?" inquired the voice from the corner.

"It's the Water Temple. You're no genius, are you?" Bambi answered.

"Well, I wasn't sure!"

"No, it can't be the Water Temple with all this WATER!" Bambi said mockingly, splashing water at whatever was in the corner. The thing chuckled, and Bambi smiled mischeviously. Then the two turned serious.

"So," said the voice, "What is it you wanted me to do?"

"Follow them, watch them... Taunt them..."

"That's basically what you do, is it not, Bambi?"

"That is true... But it is a tiring job. I can only watch, most times. I have other duties to be done at my lair...keeping track of the prisoners, namely."

"Who all have you imprisoned?" questioned the voice.

Said Bambi, "Link's little sister Aryll...she's mostly just bait, annoying as HELL! More recently, I have gotten a hold of Darunia and Saria. I'm trying to see if they can be of some use to me... Lastly, there's my trophy, Tetra. She's very ambitious, however...always trying to escape. Too bad, she's so very pretty, and I keep having to hurt her. Hm."

"Isn't she your bitch or something?"

"I suppose you could say that." Bambi stood up and approached the corner, saying, "But I don't like her all that much. She doesen't give me a whole lot of pleasure, so I just fuck her when I'm bored, mostly. I'm not TOO gay, though..." She moved mere inches away from the voice's owner, looking into his or her eyes and grinning. The thing chuckled nervously, and looked away. Bambi backed up.

"Right..." said the voice, "Yes, well... Where can I find our victims?"

"I'll show you."

Both dark creatures disappeared suddenly, and reappeared at the very top of the main room, where they looked down upon Link, Komali, Ruto, and Daphness, who were investigating the room, trying to find out where to go, it seemed.

"That's them," whispered Bambi.

Her fellow darkness creature snorted.

"Obviously. I highly doubt I'd be plagued with an inability to know who HE is..." The voice's red eyes peered at Link.

"My apologies, I should have figured that... Well, I better get going. I'll be watching, though, mind you."

The other creature nodded, and was about to leave too, when Bambi said, "Oh, yes...one more thing..."

The thing turned to look at her.

"Yes, m'lady?"

"Don't let them know who you are yet...it's not time."

"Very well."

"Farewell..." Bambi whispered, smiling sincerely, backing up, and disappearing.

The creature stared at the spot where she had been, and had it had any color aside from jet black darkness in its face, it would have blushed.

"Farewell..."

"I wanna take this door on the left!" Link whined, stamping his foot.

"Everyone knows that left is unlucky, let's take the right!" Komali growled.

"NOOOO, THE ONE ON THE LEFT!" Link screamed, tears filling his eyes.

"THE RIGHT!" Komali argued.

"THE NORTHERN DOOR!" Daphness yelled.

Ruto stared at Link, who tried his best to ignore her.

"Ruto, you're the only one who hasn't voted! Vote, dammit!" the king snapped.

"I vote the right door..." Ruto said vaguely, her eyes remaining on Link.

"DAMMIT!" Link howled.

"Ha ha, yes!" Komali cheered, pushing the door open and running inside. Reluctantly, Daphness followed, and Ruto started after them.

"Screw them shits..." Link grumbled, walking into the room he had insisted on anyway.

After entering, the door swung shut behind Link. The room was pitch black.

"Hey--!" Link tried to pull open the door, but it wouldn't budge.

"I'm...trapped..."

"It certainly seems that way, doesen't it?" said a mysterious voice. Link looked around rapidly.

"Who's there?"

Link felt rigid with fear as, suddenly, a pair of red eyes came bobbing toward him through the darkness. They stopped a few feet away.

"Who are you!" he squeaked.

"I can be your best friend...I can be your worst enemy..." said the voice. Then it started laughing, and cold air seemed to flow from its direction, causing Link to shiver.

This is almost as creepy as Ruto... Link thought, But not quite...

Link said, "Yeah, that's nice, only that doesen't exactly say who you are..."

"Well, I don't think you really need to know that tidbit of information right now," replied the voice stubbornly.

"What are you, some kinda o' asshole!"

"Maybe..."

"Just tell me who you are, dammit!" Link demanded.

"Why would I tell you who I am, if you already know?" questioned the voice.

"Er...what?"

"You already know me."

"Then give me a name!"

"I'll reveal myself to you in good time..."

"Well, now seems like a pretty good time to me!" Link sniffed.

"Nevermind my identity!" snapped the mysterious invisibleish creature.

"Well, why did you corner me?"

The eyes moved closer until they were only a few inches from Link's. Their bright red color burned into Link's blue maliciously, deviously...

"I want you to know that I will be watching you and following you the whole time you're here..." The thing was so close, Link could feel its breath, cool on his face.

"Wait...are you one of Bambi's minions?"

"Do not refer to me as a 'minion'! That is degrading!" snapped the creature.

"Minion! Minion, minion, minion, minion!" taunted Link.

"It's time for you to face the ultimate wrath..." hissed the voice angrily.

Link heard the snapping of fingers, and found himself falling, falling...falling through the floor. He screamed and plummeted until he found himself in a torch lit room. It was still pretty dark, but there was enough light to see...

"Tetra?"

There she was, standing before him, on the verge of tears. The vacant, possessed look in her eyes was absent...

"Link..." she choked out, and ran toward him, throwing her arms around his neck.

"Link, I --"

Tetra was cut off when a familiar voice said, "Lay off, bitch..."

Link and Tetra turned to face Ruto.