The Real World?
by: Herdio
Disclamer-Ido not own Zelda games or the charactors from that game whom i have added into MY story.
Date- Sunday, January 08, 2006 (dude it's 2006!)
Time- 2:14 AM and surprisingly i'm not that tired
well here you go, the chapter you've been waiting for (and i apologize sincerely for making you wait as long as you did) CHAPTER 5!
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"Um…Tory?" Gloria still looked a little shocked but not about the thing Tory thought.
"Yeah?" Tory said carelessly, fairly distracted by the fact that she had been tending to Link's wounds. Link! The Hero of my favorite game!
"Um…when I was up in the bathroom I heard knocking on the ceiling."
"Ok, what kind of knocking?" Tory asked, still just as careless but pretending to be interested. There were a number of times that Gloria heard knocking, this is not a new story to Tory.
"Well it was like tapping…" she tapped her finger nail on the counter to demonstrate.
"Uh-huh." mocked Tory.
"Yeah and their…they have a pattern…not like the water pipes, you can hear it all along the ceiling upstairs." Gloria could tell Tory didn't care but she was determined to make her! "And you know what?" Gloria said cunningly.
"What!" Sarcasm dripping from that one word.
"I think you should follow me up stairs to hear it because I'm telling the truth!" Gloria grabbed at her sisters hand to physically pull her up the stairs.
"Ok sure," she pulled her hand away, "the next time I go to the bathroom I'll be sure to listen."
"No Tory I want you to come now!"
At that very second Link stepped out of the bathroom clad in painter's clothes and his green hat. But he still looked great.
"Go where now?" he just caught the very tail end of the conversation. He looked from sister to sister but neither said anything. Link could tell by the condescending nature of Gloria's body language towards her sister that she wasn't going to say anything. Link had no choice to look to Tory for an answer to his question. She scoffed and rolled her eyes.
"Gloria just wants me to go upstairs to hear some mysterious tapping coming from the attic."
"Are you going to go?" Link asked looking at Tory while slowly nodding his head, showing he believed Gloria. This made Tory feel low and ashamed. She wasn't being the older sister Gloria needed. Tory knew she would be replaced in a heartbeat by Link if Gloria wasn't still afraid of him. But Gloria thinks she hears things all the time what makes this time so different? I really don't want to listen for a lie…again.
"But I still have to…your side." She pointed to the blood that was already seeping through the new shirt. Link had forgotten about that because he hadn't really been moving. He nodded in agreement and sat once again on the stool.
This was the most painful for Tory. It hurt her to hurt Link. Then again she didn't want him dieing of an infection so she had to!
Link was being extra kind to Gloria; he knew she was still afraid of him. He agreed to follow her upstairs to the bathroom to hear the tapping, and sure enough she wasn't lying! Tory was stunned and Gloria knew it.
"HA! I so was telling the—"
"Quiet, please…" Link interrupted. He was staring at the ceiling somewhat entranced by each set of tapping: sets of 3 taps in a row then a short pause then the 3 taps over again in the same rhythm as the 1st 3.
"Wha'd'ya think—." Gloria started again.
"Sshh…" Link put a finger to his lips and in silence leapt onto the toilet seat and repeated the 6 taps and the….whatever it is in the ceiling apparently tapped whatever it tapped right because Link jumped off the toiled seat laughing hysterically. The girls were clueless.
"What…What is it?" Tory asked.
"I can't believe she remembered that song! Tory, is there a way to get up there!" He asked excitedly.
"Yeah, but who remembered what song?" She led him to the hallway and pulled down the ladder.
"Zelda's Lullaby!" It was down and he was up the steps in a second. Both the girls stood at the bottom of the stairs, and watching Link disappear into the attic they exchanged quizzical glances.
"Navi!" they heard him whisper quite loudly. Now Tory understood. But she didn't know whether to feel excitement or disappointment …see she never liked Navi…well who knows she might be a little less annoying.
"Navi! C'mon Navi! I know you're up here!" he almost shouted. He came into view again with the little 4 inch fairy standing on his shoulder, pulling on his earring.
"How could you leave me in that nasty, dusty chamber all this time!"
"Well I—."
"The great fairy will deal with you if I get sick! And you'll have to take care of me!" Link winced as she tugged his earring once again.
"What in Hyrule took you so long to find me! If the Great Deku Tree was alive, he'd have something to say about this!" Link silently cursed that old tree for dumping this obnoxious talking fire fly on him.
"And what are you wearing?" she didn't quit there "where's your tunic! And by the way…" Navi stopped upon seeing these two girls staring at her in astonishment.
"Oh…so you gonna introduce me to you new little friends Linky?" she sneered.
Tory wasn't too shocked by all of Navi's nagging, she half expected that from her but…was hoping maybe she'd be different.
"Navi," Link started "This is Tory and Gloria." Pointing to each girl. Navi fluttered around Tory first.
"Can she get any taller? But I think she's pretty, Link. Hm then I suppose you're trying to win his heart to, eh?" Navi was looking Tory in the eye.
"…" Tory's jaw went slack and her cheeks turned pink but Navi didn't wait for a reply.
"She always does this." Tory heard Link grumble; she knew he was talking to her.
Navi circled Gloria next. The poor girl was strait and still as if Navi was a killer bee.
"This one's young! You were her age when you started your quest! Goddess, can her eyes get any bigger!" Gloria's eyes snapped shut and Navi went back to Link and noticed his expression,
"What's a matter Link? Something wrong? Why are you looking at me like that?" Link Struggled with his answer.
"The…they…can hear you!"
"Oh yeah that! Isn't that cool? I can finally speak my mind, to other people not just you! HA! Is Malon here? I'd like to tell her a thing or 2!"
"Navi!" Link scolded "That's enough! These girls are helping me! Tory bandaged my wounds! They've become my friends, I can trust them!"
"Oh did you use that one fairy you bought? Didn't I tell you to fill all of your jars, but did you listen?"
Link swiped at the fairy, his hand inches from her tiny body. The breeze from his hand knocked her backwards. She gasped. In all the other times Link had taken a swing at her, whether by his hand or sward, she had never felt a breeze. Where am I? Why is this place so different from Hyrule? In Hyrule Navi knew she was impervious to harm, but she soon found out that was not so in this place. Link gave her a nasty look, and Tory silently cheered him on.
"Um…well…I'll—." Navi started.
"Just shut up Navi." Link interrupted her, and she settled quietly on his shoulder.
As annoying as Navi was in the game, is now, and probably will ever be, she was still a cute little flying person, only 4 inches tall. She was wearing what looked like blue rags. They were draped around her body but they seemed to stay put whilst she flew about. Her hair was light blue and tied up into pig-tails, one on either side of her head. But the only thing missing, that Tory kind of expected, was seeing Navi glow, having her own light. Maybe she can't glow in this world she thought. And she thought correctly.
"Hey Link?" Navi whispered into Link's ear.
"Yes, Navi." He replied following Tory down the stairs.
"Did we win?"
"Win what?"
"Against Gannon,"
"Gannon!" Link just remembered. "Gannon…" he said again trying to recall where he saw his enemy last. "Downstairs! Gannon's downstairs!"
"What!" Tory and Gloria asked simultaneously, but Gloria said it in more of a clueless tone. Tory understood exactly what Link was saying. She was surprised even though she shouldn't have been. First it was Link then Navi and now Gannon. It was all making sense to her…in some weird way. Ha I wouldn't be surprised if Zelda and Malon showed up too!
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ha! See I do keep my promises…if you even read it on the reviews page as a letter for my readers who have been waiting for a very long time for this chapter. anyways…REVIEW PLEASE PLEASE PLEASE! I put a lot of hard work into this chapter…..and all for you. i think i portrayed Navipretty goodin this chapter. she's annoying, naggy, dumb, etc. what do you think?