Chapter 8
Dog-Pile!
Suddenly there came a loud thumping sound from the closet the soldiers had been stuffed into as well as several angry grunts and shouts.
Link completely ignored them and kept his eyes narrowed on Deanna, "Give me one good reason I shouldn't kill you right now, you spawn of evil!"
"No, no! Please don't…it's not my fault…" Deanna whimpered miserably.
"What role did I play in the scheme of things?" Chunk questioned softly.
"I really do like you Chunk…but my father…it's his fault!" she cried before suddenly vanishing in a puff of black smoke, only to be seen no more.
Everything just happened to turn to utter chaos in that precise moment. The front door was broken down by a considerably large group of soldiers as they stampeded in, spears at the ready.
The soldiers immediately tackled into Link and wrestled him to the floor. He was quickly bound up with what took little effort from the many soldiers surrounding him. Link was then forcefully dragged outside, quite roughly at that, and then Chunk was soon nabbed in the same manner as well. All of this had happened all so quickly, Alexis found herself standing with Althea in her arms alone in the house.
"Let me go!" Link's voice was heard outside with a slightly edgy tone to it. It was then followed by an 'mmph' as if a gag had been stuffed into his mouth.
"You have no right to do this!" Chunk exclaimed indignantly.
Alexis dashed outside to see what was going on, but was rudely pushed back upon reaching the door as two soldiers came barreling in. They ran to the closet and ripped it open, grabbing their comrades and getting them out as quickly as they were able to.
In the soldier's mad rush past her, Alexis had tripped backwards over a small table and was currently laying sprawled out on the floor with an immensely sharp pain shooting up her back. Despite the great amount of pain she presently suffered, she had managed to protect Althea from coming to any harm…
In the next moment, a dark shadow suddenly loomed up above Alexis, belonging to a rather well-muscled looking man. His pale green skin was illuminated in the dim light and set in his face were the evilest dark eyes she had ever seen. Althea's piercing wails had definitely done little to help the situation…
"The 'hero' should have learned his lesson long ago…love is a dangerous thing when you have enemies…" the man gave vent to a chilling laughter that chilled Alexis to the very core of her being.
The next thing Alexis knew was darkness…total darkness as the world of unconsciousness consumed her mind…
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Link struggled determinably against the soldiers…and he was intent on continuing to keep his struggles up, no matter if it resulted in a bitter end. The one problem with his determination however…his struggles were made totally futile. He was bound up too tightly and carried between two very able bodied looking soldiers.
Chunk's shouts of protest weren't doing either of them any good; in fact it only seemed to anger them even more. Link was unable to see Chunk being held in the position he was held in, but at that moment, Link was pretty envious of the fact that Chunk was able to talk and gag free at the moment…
Going at the rapid pace the soldiers were hurtling with them along at, it wasn't long at all before they reached the castle. The troop that carried them into the castle was abruptly greeted by the Royal Council members.
"Did you get them?" Gable hurriedly questioned, his eyes roaming through the ranks.
"Yes sir!" they all exclaimed in unison.
"Excellent…bring the king to me. I wish to have a word with him."
The ranks then proceeded to part and two soldiers brought Chunk forward and placed his struggling body in a standing position in front of Gable. Then they filled back into the ranks.
What kind of crap is this? Link thought bitterly as he was unable to see Chunk face the council.
"I hope you had a pleasant time while you were out," Gable said putting on a smooth front.
Chunk didn't reply, he only glared.
"The silent treatment will do you little good, my king. You see, nothing you can do will stop anything...Your short reign is coming to an end. We have made dealings with someone we see more fit for the crown.
"What? You can't replace me! The people will never accept!" Chunk exploded.
"The people don't have to accept anything, Master Ganondorf makes all the rules now..." Gable snickered, the other men around him joined in.
The name of Ganondorf awakened something within Link and he managed to spit the accursed gag out, "You bastards have no right to do this! What kind of idiots are you to allow an evil man such as he into the castle to rule over this land?"
"He's got power and promises great wealth, it's as simple as that." Gable smirked. "I want them both thrown into the dungeons!"
Link broke away in that moment and pried apart the rope that had held him bound up. "You will do no such thing..." he snarled, snatching away the spear of a nearby soldier and barreling towards Gable and through the group of soldiers.
"You idiots, stop him!" Gable screamed, fear sparkling in his eyes as he turned and fled...soon to be followed by the other Royal Council members.
Link attempted to chase after them but he was soon dog-piled upon and Chunk had no chance to help in any way before he was met with the same fate…
And to think, this was just the beginning of the trouble to come…
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