Howdy do everybody in the known universe! How's it shaken all over Good? Or does life suck? That's ok, life will always suck. Life has an indefinite amount of ups and downs; you'll get over all of them. Well, any who, this chapter is for Kyle. Just because, it can be and I will. Oh, and Kishazi, I'll try to change my problems a bit, but see, I'm a stubborn mule when it comes to change, and I don't like being pushed into anything. And mind you, it is actually possible to do the card slit throat thing. If you swing anything with a sharp edge fast enough, the air pressurizes around it, thus making it sharper and more dangerous. So with a sheikah, it is very possible. Yes, so hah! And the fact that Darreth can do insane feats of death with random items comes from me, I can take mundane items, ( like a battery for instance ) And mange to kill someone with it. And another thing, I did not peg you as a lesbian for not being able to picture a Zora with clothes. It is slightly hard to picture, but you can use your imagination. Oh and, Kaiaru loses the ditsy ness in this chapter, so you should enjoy it, Anyhow, enough ranting. Oh, and this is my longest chapter EVER! It's a whopping 3708 words, and that scares me. Anyhoo,DISCLAIMER!
DISCLAIMER TIME! I do not own legend of Zelda, but I do own the world's largest stockpile of nuclear weapons, and I've got them all locked onto your neighborhoods… Oopsy. Disregard previous statement. STORY TIME!
Dirth walked down the trail that lead into Shady Vale. Shady Vale was a nice little hamlet with all the races that want to live in peace and accord, tucked within the 3 mountain ranges, Zaranua, and two other unnamed ranges that are rumored to be inhabited with deadly animals, but for some odd reason they have never traveled down the hillside, and attacked the town.
Dirth turned around. Kaiaru had tried to escape at least three times now, and it was getting tiresome. "Kaiaru, would you just come with? I mean, I can either hand you into those prejudiced Gorons back into the city, or you can just follow me around. I was kidding with the whole pet thing; I'd just like a Zora so I could at least reason with the Zoran government. All I need you to say is that I attacked in self defense, and then you can go home." He said, and she ran a hand through her ice-blue crystal like hair. "Problem is, I kinda don't want to go home…." She said, trailing off, her forest green eyes looking at the sky.
Dirth slowed down. "And why's that?" He said, as he began to walk at her slow pace. "Well, it all went slowly downhill when my mom died giving birth to me on a cold December day… the stress and pain on her was just too much… according to the little my dad told me." Dirth nodded, all ears. He was a Goron, but that didn't mean he was as insensitive as the mountain rock around him, he knew when to listen and when to talk.
"She died, and life went on. But I found out one day that my parents had really wanted a boy Zora, not a girl, so I felt kinda unwanted, and I began acting like a tomboy, that's why I dress this way." She said, motioning to the tomboyish clothing. "but even if I wasn't a tomboy, I still wouldn't dress like those sluts in the domain. They would always make fun of me for the way I acted." And her eyes flared up, and she clenched her fist, but she sighed, and continued, finding her own anger futile.
"And my Dad thought it was his job to make me like a girl, so whenever he brought up the topic, I would back talk, I mean I am a teenager, what do you expect? He just wanted me to act like my own gender, but he didn't know I was trying to make him happy. One day I just couldn't take it anymore, and when he sent me to my dome, I left. That was it. I was tired of him not understanding me, so I decided to leave, and forge my own path in life, but unfortunately, I got caught up in all these events, and I really don't want to go home, because they WILL make me stay." She said, finishing. Dirth nodded. "Maybe he didn't misunderstand you, maybe you misunderstood HIM." He said, and Kaiaru looked furious. " WHOSE SIDE ARE YOU ON? Do you want to get in the Domain or not?" She exclaimed, and Dirth grinned, tried to calm down his enraged companion. "Actually, I think the Gorons would like you. Fiery, hah. But hear me out…"
"Fine." She said, calming down. "See, maybe he knew you were trying to please him, but he loved you exactly the way you are, and didn't want you to change to what he once wanted you to be. What he want you to be is you, not a tomboy, not a slut, but you." He said, and Kaiaru's green eyes opened. "Maybe you're onto something… but you make my father sound a little too smart than he really is." And Dirth shrugged. "You don't need a brain to think from the heart." He said, and Kaiaru looked at the ground. "Wow, you're actually right. I hadn't thought at all. Maybe it wont suck as much as I thought it would traveling with you!" She said, with a wholehearted grin "Whaddya mean as much as you thought?"
Later that morning…
"Oh god, stop squirming! The rope is bound by sheikah magic!" Darreth said, as he cooked rabbits on a spit, rotating it over a fire. "LET ME GOOOO!" She yelled, struggling. Darreth continued spinning the three large rabbits. " Oh, shush up, or you don't get lunch. And I'm being nice, most Sheikah stick itty bitty needles into ya, I've actually got a few… and they don't feed you." And she twitched at the 9-inch needles he held in his hand. "Fine. I'll stop yelling. But you have to untie me." She said. Darreth shook his head. "Um, no, so you can try and beat the shit outta me?" She sighed. "No, I won't. Just untie me." And Darreth stroked his chin. "Well, you know what, I can lie, me and Tyrus can save the Land, and then say you attempted to murder Tyrus, and almost killed him if it wasn't for me. I'm sure after they become disinfected, they won't remember anything, and you'll be executed. Or, you join my group, and follow us as we try and save the land from destruction, and you'll become a friend of Hyrule, probably an honorary Royal Family Member, and have access to Castle town any time, and the Gerudo will become allies, allowing them to abuse power and pillage silently without problem. It all works for you in both ways, and it works for us as well…" Darreth said.
"And, I don't have to listen to you yap all night and day about untying you too." He said. She didn't need a second thought. "Sounds good to me. And I'm sure you'd kill me if I ran, huh?" And Darreth nodded. "Oh yeah. Well, anyway, so is it a deal or not?" And Tyrus noticed he had slipped a card into his palm. "Shake on the promise?" And she nodded, as she was able to extend her hand far enough to shake hands. But as their hands met, they were fused together, and an aura of outward pushing shadow erupted from the two. Milane was surprised, and Darreth was grinning the whole time, and Tyrus was being pushed away by cold rippling waves of cold shadow.
Eventually, they were able to pull hands apart. Milane looked furious. "What did you do, you double crossing scum Sheikah! I heard about these kind of evil things, but I didn't expect you guys to actually do it!" She yelled, in a furious anger and fear. "What'd you do take my soul!" She yelled, and Darreth shook his head. "No, no, no, as pretty as it might be, no I don't want it. It's a sheikah pact maker." He said, showing her a red-fringed card with white on the inside. On one side was his face, on the other, was her face. "We take promises very seriously. And this is a very serious case. What it does, is that the previous said promised deal will have to be held, our the one who broke the promise, will forfeit their soul." He said, and a red crying eye appeared on each of their chests. "So if either of us don't hold up our half of the deal, we die?" And Darreth nodded. "Yup. And I'm sure as hell I'll be holding up my half of the deal." He said, and he seemed to be extremely gaunt and lacking the energy he had before, and seemed to be extremely serious. He walked over to Milane, who also seemed to be under similar affects, but she seemed more dazed by the magic than broody like Darreth was.
He untied her, and Milane shuddered as his hands touched her, pushing the middle of the rope wrapped around her stomach together, and the rope fell off of her. "What's up with you, you seem slightly off." Tyrus said. Darreth turned away from them, and looked at the rabbits on the spit. "Well, the last time I used this pre-made magic was when I was 8.I had an older brother, and we were on the hill behind my home, and he dared me to do a initiation feat, because he had a little gang thing, going , and since he was my older brother, I naturally wanted to do everything he did. So I wanted to join up, and they had started a new initiation ritual. Use a pact card and do a specific dare, which in this case was to jump of the cliff, and survive. This was no mean feat for most teenage sheikah, but I was only a little boy, but I still could survive. I did the feat, actually quite easily. But my brother made the card backwards and reversed, so when I completed the feat he lost his soul, and since I was the only survivor from this situation, I was deemed responsible, and I took the blame. I was always getting in trouble and soiling my family's name. But I was just trying to make them proud, but ended up screwing up in the end… But that's enough ancient history, let's haul ASS!" He said, regaining his vigor, and marching with a slight skip towards Shady Vale.
"Is he always like that?" Milane asked Tyrus. He grinned. "He gets a little broody every now and then, but then he regains his insanity. Like once, he got like this, and then in order to bring up his spirits, we played a game, in which we have to do insane feats of agility. He made me try to scale the Castle, which he said, if he could do, I could do too. I took this as a compliment and a vote of confidence in my abilities, since I am four years younger than him, but what he neglected to tell me, was that, after the incident with him and his brother, he was identified as a skilled Sheikah with exceptional skill at agility and impossible feats." And she nodded. "So he did that to you to cheer himself up, and didn't tell you?" and Tyrus nodded. "Yup." Milane shoo her head, and as the two followed Darreth, he acted normal, but Milane noticed his eyes betrayed his true emotions, and that he still hadn't recovered from the emotional trauma of watching his older brother's should getting ripped from his body in front of him.
Off in the distance…
Alayna and Onaka stopped on a hill, and stared at the group they had spotted. "A Hylian, a Gerudo and a Sheik." Alayna said to herself, and Onaka scratched his leaf-like hair. "But I thought Gerudo and Sheikah hated each other…" He said, and Alayna nodded. "In nearly all cases…" She said, and Onaka nodded. "Maybe the two are dating each other, and are fleeing to Shady Vale to escape disapproving by the different races and prejudices the races have to the pairing." And Alayna shook he head. "You read too much, maybe you should get out and get some muscle on those tiny arms you call twigs." She said, and his cheeks turned rose. "Well, you could try and act more like a girl, you act like such a tom boy." And Alayna shrugged as the groups of three in the distance began to walk towards Shady Vale. "I'll deal." And she broke into a jog, and made towards Shady Vale, with Onaka tagging shortly behind.
Dirth and Kaiaru had made it to Shady vale's center, a small town of all races, with different style houses, and children and adults walking around. The mountain trail was behind them, north of the town center, where a large fountain sat, a monument to peace and tranquility. Dirth looked to the east. "I believe that's where the trail to the Zora's domain is, yes?" And Kaiaru nodded. Then she looked forward. "So, Dirth, a Hylian a Gerudo and a Sheikah walk into town…" And Dirth began to walk east, towards the trail. "Kaiaru, this is no time for jokes, we need to get going." He said, and Kaiaru didn't move. "It wasn't a joke, there's actually a Hylian a Gerudo and a Sheikah walking towards us." She said, and Dirth stopped.
"Really? Hey… isn't that sheikah the one that kidnapped the prince? He's the one up there with me on the bounty lists." He said with a grin. Darreth. Tyrus, and Milane walked up to them, and Dirth approached the slim wiry sheikah. "Hey, you are the sheikah who kidnapped the prince!" He said with a laugh. "I didn't kidnap him." Darreth replied, and Tyrus nodded. "Yes, I asked him to escort me from the castle." He said, and Dirth didn't notice him at first. "Oh, well, it's the Prince! You blend in oddly well." Darreth grinned. "I taught him well! He has the strange knack for being inconspicuous in broad daylight." He said with a grin. Dirth then noticed the Gerudo. "What'd the scum doing here?" He said with a scowl at the Gerudo. Milane growled and unsheathed her blade. "Shut it unless you want to chew on tempered steel." She growled, and Kaiaru laughed to herself.
"Maybe the Gerudo and Sheikah are secret lovers, and since Darreth is a wanted man, they had to escape here to avoid the bounty hunters and racial prejudices, how romantic." She said, and Darreth twitched. "Why'd you bring me in to this, I'd never date her you stupid fish! Leave me out of this argument unless you want me to filet you!" He yelled. Milane turned on Darreth. "What am I, not good enough for you or something? Are you calling me ugly!" She yelled, and Darreth was silent. "Actually… YEAH, I AM!" He yelled, and Tyrus stood there astounded at how two groups of races could overcome their differences, but then when combined, were at each others throats.
Dirth laughed. "Aww… look at the cute couple arguing with each other!" he said, and Milane turned on Dirth this time. "SHUT UP YOU MENTALLY DEPRIVED PIECE OF MOUNTAIN ROCK!" And he merely smiled wider at her remark. Kaiaru laughed more. "I don't know why you two won't admit it." She said, and the two growled in unison. "WE WOULD IF WE WERE, BUT WE'RE NOT!" And the group continued to argue over every little thing, and then Alayna and Onaka walked into this arguing group, and stood there, and watched as the four tore each other apart with vicious remarks.
Alayna nudged Onaka. "I thought you said those two were dating, but they're at each other's throats…" She said, and Onaka nodded. "Yeah, most couples get like that right before marriage." He said, and Dirth and Kaiaru both said "HA!" In unison, as the two turned around and glared at the Shrub and Kokiri. "…WHAT THE FUCK!" They yelled. "We are not DATING!" Darreth growled. "Why don't you kids go back to play with each other in the forest, if you catch my meaning." He added. Alayna seemed disgusted. "What's that supposed to mean!" She exclaimed, rather loudly for a small girl. "Well, it means you bring a whole new meaning to wood for your little Deku friend-" But then he was cut off as a boot collided with his shin, and he went toppling over. "WHAT THE HELL! Those things are steel toe!" He yelled in pain.
Now Onaka and Alayna had begun to argue, and Tyrus began to get fed up. "SHUT UP EVERYBODY!" He yelled, as he swung his great sword into a building, creating a loud banging noise that caught everyone's attention. Darreth cringed. "Uh-oh… he's angry… that's bad…" And Milane stared at the fuming Tyrus, who began to look at everyone, clearly disgusted with their behavior. "What is wrong with you people!" He yelled, making everyone stare. Even Dirth was surprised at the volume his voice could carry.
"Each one of you should be ashamed of yourselves! Acting like children!" He yelled, slamming his sword into the building again, causing everyone to cringe. "I mean honestly! Darreth, Milane! You two were getting along fine until they showed up, and made a small remark, which you two shouldn't have let get to you!" He then walked over to where Kaiaru and Dirth stood. "And you two! You should be ashamed of yourselves as well! Starting trouble? What's wrong with you guys?" He yelled again, slamming the sword into another building, and the two backed away from the enraged Hylian. "And you two! You two just fed the fire! Why would you even make a comment that could've made the argument worse?" He said, scolding the small children. None were spared form Tyrus' scolding, and eventually, the were all reduced to apologizing to each other while staring at the ground.
"Now. Let's get everything straight. What are you two doing here?" He asked the Goron and Zora. "Well, we were going to clear a bounty of my head, one that was unfairly placed on my head." Dirth said, and he motioned to Kaiaru. "She's my friend who's going to help clear this up." He said, and Tyrus nodded. "Now, see, my friend has a bounty on his head too. Maybe if you…" He said throwing a disapproving glance at Kaiaru, "…Hadn't made that comment we could've learned this a much easier way, and maybe even team up and help each other clear the unfair bounties on each other's heads." He said, and they sighed, seemingly disappointed at themselves. "And as for you two. HE said, walking over to Darreth and Milane. "You could've ignored then, and calmly prove them wrong. But you let your tempers take hold, and complicated everything further." Then he walked over to the children. "And what brought you two here?" And Alayna spoke up. "We were sent by the great Deku tree to settle disputes between the races, for they personal wars between each other will eventually destroy the Land if not attended to." And Tyrus smiled. "Exactly what we were up too after this whole bounty thing. What we were doing was hiding out here, waiting for the bounty to go down." And he grinned, as the groups looked at each other.
"See? If we had just put our opinions about each other aside for ten minutes, we could all help each other out." He said, and they shrugged. "Yeah, we all have similar goals." Darreth said, and Alayna nodded. "I mean, we're on our way to the Zora's Domain to settle the dispute, so why not join up?" She said, and Dirth nodded. "Yeah, I mean, we could probably help them once we get rid of my bounty… and I'm sure as hell fend off the bounty against Darreth, and you said that there was an evil spreading across the land by negative emotions of the races, we might as well help out stop this…" He added.
Tyrus smiled more. "See what a little bit of talking can do! So where are we off to? The Zora's domain? And what will we call ourselves? We're bound to be known rather quickly, we're probably the only group of the seven of opposing or different races that hasn't killed each other and actually are seeking out peace." And Milane nodded. "Well, I wouldn't be here if it wasn't for that dirty trick Darreth played on me." And he grinned. "It was necessary if you wanted to be untied…" He said, and Kaiaru cracked up. "What were you two doing? Sounds kinky." She said with a wily grin. Darreth frowned. "I'm not even going to bother explaining. Let's just haul ass and get to the Domain." He said, and they all shrugged and walked towards the eastern trail up Zaranua.
Next Chapter: Where the Road May Lead.
The groups of seven travel up the eastern trail of Zaranua, the trail closest to the two monster overrun mountain ranges that no one but monsters live in. Or is it just monsters? As they travel the range, despite the Goron trail, which is devoid of foliage, there is dense forest growing on this trail. They depend on Kaiaru to deliver them successfully to the Domain… but a problem that Kaiaru didn't think was serious enough comes up, and this problem snowballs and the group finds themselves captive to… wait till next chapter to find out!