Kira held the shackles looking at Link. It was clear he was thinking the best way to go about putting them on her. She looked at Celtic who walked slowly up to them.
"To your feet." Celtic snapped coldly at Kandin. He was positive it was her. She had to be the one who came up with the plan. She was twisted enough to do it. He looked at her cloak as she slowly stood up. It made him sick knowing those feathers were from the Rito.
"Oh, what are you going to do? Shoot me. Make sure you shoot me right in the head." Kadin mocked as she slowly got to her feet. "Or if you shoot me somewhere else, I wouldn't mind the pain." She grinned at him.
Link looked at Celtic who pointed the gun at Kandin's head. Was he going to do it? His heart skipped a beat as the gun went off. He looked at Kandin who grinned as she held her shoulder. Looking back at Celtic who walked up to Kandin.
Celtic hit her hard in the gut knocking her out. He let her drop to the ground. He looked down at her. "I'll let Hyrule give you whatever justice you deserve.." he spoke quietly. He just couldn't do it. He just wasn't the heartless killer like Autum. No matter what in the elites he did what he could not to kill someone. He just had seen too much death when he was younger and couldn't do it.
"Shackle her, we will figure out what we are going to do with her." Celtic spoke quietly. His attention went to a door as he heard someone scream. Didn't sound like Ganondorf, he could only assume he got to Lucas. He pushed himself to check on him.
Ganondrof towered over Lucas, his blade dripping with Lucas's blood. It seemed the man was nothing without his devices. The emp hit what he had in this room as well. It made it simple for him to take him down.
Lucas was holding his leg. He gritted his teeth, he underestimated this group. He looked up at Ganondrof who clearly had his attention locked on him. It seemed he had lost, he didn't expect them to have emp. It was his fault for not checking the bags. Kandin tossed him off his game of being overly paranoid. The two of them ended up drinking and celebrating victory than him double checking himself.
Celtic walked into the room. Looking at Ganondorf he was grateful for the easy victory. He was sure that he couldn't do another fight. He held out the gun to Ganondorf who took it. Walking up he bent down next to Lucas. "Hands behind your back."
Lucas looked at him. "What about my leg?" "What of it? We will wrap it, all you need." Celtic spoke up. He could tell by Lucas' expression it wasn't acceptable. He grabbed Lucas' arm and he yelled out. Celtic shackled him with ease getting to his feet.
Ganondrof looked at Celtic, he could see the man was worn down. Looking at Lucas, "Where is Navi?" He questioned him. This was the other reason they pursued this. It was to save their friend.
"Don't know." Lucas gritted his teeth as Celtic pushed on his wound with his foot. He looked at Celtic. "Kandin had her when I was leaving." he leaned back against the wall panting when Celtic let go of him. He closed his eyes knowing now he was their prisoner.
Celtic used the wall to get to his feet. "Does she have a room here?" Celtic asked quietly. Looking at Lucas who pointed to a door. "Out there to the right."
Celtic looked back as Link came in with Kandin's arm hoisted over his shoulder. She wasn't shackled yet. He walked over and set her on the ground. Kira walked up holding out the shackles to Link.
Celtic shook his head as he headed down the hall. He needed something positive. He had to find Navi. He wanted to make sure they didn't hurt her. He opened the door smiling weakly as he saw the cage on the bed.
Navi sighed as she heard someone walk up, turning to see who it was "Celtic!" She got to her feet as he bent down in front of her. She walked up and put her hands against the glass smiling.
Looking at the cage trying to figure out how to open it. Pulling a couple snaps off the bottom of it, he took off the cage piece. He set it onto the ground, he looked at her as she flew up in his face. He didn't know what he wanted to say. He just wanted to see her. She at least was safe.
Navi watched him look away, her fear about Kandin taking the gem vanished. Sorrow overwhelmed her seeing him. "I'm sorry Celtic." She spoke quietly. She didn't know what to say to him, no words could express how sorry she was for his loss.
Celtic looked at her. "I am happy to see you are doing better. In some ways this was a good thing. They had a way to help you." He spoke quietly, trying to stay positive. Trying not to fall, he knew once he did. He wasn't going to be able to move from his grief.
Navi could see the pain in his eyes. Looking back at the cage, she didn't want to burden him with the issue. "Come on let's go back to the others." Navi spoke up, she watched him slowly walk out of the room.
Navi rubbed her eyes, she wished she had something. She flew up next to him as he walked down the hall. "We can talk later if you want. I suggest once we have everything secure, just go have some time alone." Navi looked at him.
Celtic nodded, he didn't look at her. In the end it was Navi or Autum that would have lost their life. Autum made the choice in truth. She wouldn't have gone down without a fight. It meant she wanted to die by Link's hand rather than by these strangers. He wished he had gotten to say one last thing to her. The last thing he had said to her was 'Navi would have done anything for her'. He didn't like that was the last thing he said.
Ganodorf had moved Lucas away from everything and tied up his leg. He was looking through Lucas' computer typing on it. He glanced at Celtic and Navi. He let out a sigh. "We need to figure out how to land this." He looked at Lucas.
Celtic looked at Lucas. He gritted his teeth some, walking around was doing himself no favors. Even with the medicine he took. He needed to rest, but they still had things to be solved. Walking next to Lucas he looked down at him. "I would suggest you help or you will find out how much more pain you can be in. Not sure if your digging on me didn't showed that I worked with the elites. That's what I did for the government and I'm now on retainer for an upper. So I am sure I know more than enough to make you squeal."
Lucas looked up at Celtic. That wasn't information he found. If that was true, it would make sense why he was with Autum. He looked down. "I'll walk you through it…" he muttered. He knew he didn't have any pain tolerance in the group.
"I'll be outside if he doesn't want to cooperate." Walking towards the door he glanced at Link. He shook his head walking out.
Link looked away from Navi who flew up to him. He didn't know what to say. "D-did she have a blue gem?" Navi spoke up. It was clear that Link was hurting as well. He was the one who took her life. Maybe for the moment she could keep his mind off of it.
Link looked at her. Looking back at Kandin he started to check her pockets. He pulled out her phone setting it aside. He then pulled out a small blue gem. He studied it, he could feel a magical essence from it. Holding it up to Navi.
Navi took it hugging it. She slowly landed on Link's shoulder. Looking over to Lucas who was walking Ganondrof on how to control the airship. "It's not all your fault. She knew the risk of wrestling with a gun. You could have been killed if it was aiming the other direction." She spoke quietly to him. She didn't even really want to think about if it had been Link.
Link sat quietly on the ground next to Kandin. He closed his eyes listening to her. It still didn't make it hurt less. A small whimper escaped. Maybe he should go find somewhere more private. He pushed himself to his feet and paused as he heard his phone go off.
Link slowly took out his phone looking who was calling him. The name Autum was on the screen with her picture, his heart ached. "Ganondorf." Link spoke up. "Catch." He tossed the phone to him. "It's Zelda."
Ganodorf caught it and watched the hero slowly make his way to a door. "Hello?" He listened to Zelda. "I am fine." He spoke quietly. He listened to her rattle on. "Link." he spoke up looking at Link.
Link stopped at the door and looked at him. He really didn't want to talk to Zelda. He wanted to just go face his own emotions. He wanted time to try to sort through everything.
"Er.. I guess not all the names in the phone were changed." Ganondorf spoke up. He was trying not to use Autum's name, it was clear that was going to be a touchy topic for any of them. What more he wasn't thrilled with the name he was going to have to say. "Zelda got a message from someone named" he paused letting out a sigh. "Asshole, saying that they will be there in 10 minutes."
Navi giggled a little at the name, it seemed Autum was still angry with him. She looked at Link who chuckled lightly. "It's Autum's brother Eznik." Navi piped up. "He was told to come, he must be tracking her phone to land. When you're done on the call you can look at Link's contacts. He has a picture of Eznik in there you can send to Zelda, so she knows who she is looking for. He should have some supplies."
Ganondrof frowned, he should have guessed it was part of Autum's family. Though he wasn't thrilled that someone from her family was going to be with Zelda. Autum already had proved to be much of a bitch. He started to tell Zelda who it was. He knew he would have to tell Zelda what had happened with Autum. He rather wait till the two were out of the room before he started talking about it.
Link walked out in the hall looking down it. He closed the door walking over to a wall sliding down. "I-I said I would give them the triforce if they let her live. All she had to do is let me tranq her". Link closed his eyes. "Why didn't she do it." he snapped. "She would have lived! Instead she wanted to fight! She was going to let you be tortured!" He cried out as he covered his face with his hands.
Navi held the gem as she looked at the ground. He was willing to give up his triforce. It was clear he cared a lot for his friends. She was sure he would have done it for any of them. "I don't know Link. Sometimes it was hard to read her. Maybe she just couldn't drop her pride?"
Link shook his head. "I don't know! She even offered the same thing! But when I told her she refused to!" He stopped trying to think of why she wouldn't. "D-Do you think it's because I was going to hand over the triforce?" He asked her.
Navi rested her head on the gem as she held it. She listened to him. "I wish I could tell you Link." Navi spoke quietly. She listened to him start to cry. She closed her eyes and whimpered. She hugged the gem tight wishing that they didn't listen. She wouldn't dare tell Link that they had bluffed torturing her. It would truly destroy him if he knew.
Celtic looked out from the balcony railing. He closed his eyes trying to calm himself. He wanted to go in there and yell at Link. He wanted Autum back so badly. He looked back at Kira who walked up next to him.
"You should rest…" Kira piped up as she looked at him. She looked down as he put his hand on her head. "Thank you for being brave and helping." Celtic looked at her. "Without your help, we wouldn't have been able to escape or stop that robot." he ruffled her hair some.
Kira looked at him. She could tell the pain he was carrying. She wanted to do more to help. "Head inside and see if one of them can look at your leg." Celtic suggested as he slowly walked towards the stairs. He needed to try to clear his mind.
Kira watched him slowly go down the stairs. She slowly walked up to the top of the stairs looking down at him as he looked over the railing out to the sky. Looking back at the door, she debated if she wanted to bother them or not.
Celtic walked to the railing of the air ship looking out. Looking to the world below. It was the first moment he really had to think about everything. It was finally hitting him, she was gone. What more his friend had killed her. He didn't know how he was going to deal with it. He was falling, and he knew that the war here at Hyrule wasn't done. He sat down leaning up against the railing
His body ached from all of the pain. He knew they had limited supplies till Eznik came. He would have to push through the broken bones he had from his fight. Lifting his shirt he could see the large bruise, he was sure he might have internal bleeding. He leaned his head against the railing as he let go of his shirt. He felt nauseous, he assumed from the wound. He moaned from the pain. He was drowning in all physical and emotional pain.
"Autum.. How am I supposed to keep going? I-I don't think I can forgive him…" Celtic spoke quietly as he closed his eyes whimpering. He could feel the tears running down his cheeks. "I-I… I know you chose that way… b-but." he shook his head as he hugged his legs. He wanted to back and hold her a little longer. Just one more time to hold her, to remember what good he had in his life. Have her call him an idiot anything, just to hear her voice again.
Celtic sat quiet trying to fight his hate and his sadness. He knew he had a recording on his phone of her, maybe just listening would make it hurt a little less.
Slowly he pulled out his phone, he chuckled seeing the picture. He could also look at the pictures he had taken of her. Even if she had gotten mad at him for taking them, he cherished those pictures. The background of the phone was a picture of him and Autum playing a vid game. Navi had taken it and sent it to him. He smiled weakly at the picture, he thought it was a great picture of Autum, though she hated it since she was losing to the game she was playing.
Looking at the notifications of the phone. The missed calls from various people, it seemed Autum had muted his phone when she was using it. Though one notification stood out. There was a text message from Navi's phone, which was the phone that Autum had been using, based on the time of the timestamp. He unlocked the phone to look at the message. All that the message had was 'black box'.
"Black box?" Celtic spoke quietly trying to figure out what she meant by it. Celtic looked at the timestamp, it had been almost 3 hours since that message was sent. What black box, he couldn't even think of anything. He was trying to think of when he was digging through her bag, nothing came to mind. Letting out a sigh he was at a loss. He started to backtrack through everything for a hint what it could mean. He remembered what Link he said, she refused to be drugged.
"No.. no.." Celtic pushed himself to his feet looking around. His eyes locked onto the bikes as he ran up to his bike. He started to pull out things out of his bag. "Where is it!?" He snapped as he flipped his bag over to empty out everything. It meant she had gotten into his stuff taking it. He forgot it had been in there, it had been years who knows if it was even good to use!
"What are you looking for?" Kira spoke up as she landed next to him. She wobbled a little from her leg. She bent down next to him looking at the things that were in his bag. He looked like he was panicking, she was hoping to be able to help him. Maybe the pain was too much and he needed something for it.
"I'm looking for a black box. It has 3 vials in it. Um.. One of the vials is blue, black and a green one. No labels on any of them" He explained as he shoved a couple things.
"Link pulled out a green vial from Autum's belt and he put it back." Kira yelped as he grabbed a med kit that was in front of her. He watched him shoot to his feet and take off. Kira got to her feet following after him. He was heading back to the cells.
Almost 3 hours, he was pushing this close. Celtic ran into the room where the cells were. He was aching and his body wanted to give out, but he couldn't let it. He only had so much time and it was at its limit.
Running into the cell with Autum he knelt down next to her. He started to fumble through her pouches. Pulling out the green on he went to open the med kit. He winced as he looked at the medical gun that Kira was holding to him.
Loading the vial into it. He moved it up against Autum's neck firing it. "Please.." He spoke softly. He set the device down and put his fingers against her neck hoping to feel for a pulse. "By the gods and goddesses please.." Celtic whimpered.
Time felt slow and she didn't move. Nothing. Celtic shook his head. He moved over her and put his forehead against hers as he put his hands on her cheeks. "Please…. Please.. Anubis.. Hades.. Don't take her away from me. Please shepherds of souls don't take her, not yet. Please… I have never asked anything before… you all owe me.. please.." Celtic pleaded as he closed his eyes as he started to cry.
Kira looked down as she listened to Celtic. "... Nayru.. Please.." She spoke softly. She looked at Celtic who wept for his wife. She moved against the cell bars. She was hoping the same for her like Link had done to Celtic. She hugged her knees listening to Celtic cry.
Her heart ached, this woman gave her a chance to be a hero. She got to help free the Rito, yet her own friend shot her. Here her lover was mourning her death. She was hoping whatever was in that green vial would do the same to her as it did to Celtic. Though it seemed it wasn't going to do anything.
Kira sat quiet as time passed, she didn't have words for Celtic. Something moved out of the corner of her eye. Looking at what she saw was just Autum's hand. She sighed as she watched it. It seemed she was still hoping for something.
Looking at Autum she watched her hand twitch. Was she seeing things? She slowly reached out to Autum's hand taking it. Nothing. She looked down as she felt Autum's hand twitch again.
"C-cel.." Autum's voice was just a whisper. She could hear him but was trying to move. Her body just wasn't doing anything. She knew it was a risk using it. The last time she used one of those she almost didn't wake up from it either.
"Autum!" Celtic cried out as he moved his head away from her. He had tears down his cheeks from crying. He looked at her as she seemed to have a little bit of color in her cheeks. "I-I don't know what to do now. All I know was to use that vial Autum. Y-you know me I didn't pay attention to the instructions when they told us." He kept one of his hands on her cheeks as he looked at her hoping she would open her eyes.
Autum could feel his touch, he was warm. She needed to focus on Celtic, she had to keep herself conscious. "Med..." her lips quivered as she tried to speak. She barely had any strength. She could feel someone holding her hand. She squeezed whoever had her hand.
Celtic grabbed the medkit looking through everything. He didn't know what to use. She could barely speak. He knew this was a critical point. He needed to figure out something. "Autum, I need you to talk to me." Celtic looked at her. "Please you need to walk me through it. You know I am not the smart one here."
Kira could feel Autum's gently squeeze her hand twice. She looked at Celtic. "Celtic." She spoke up trying to get his attention. "She squeezed my hand twice. I think she is trying to say something." She spoke up hoping he might know what that would mean.
Celtic looked at Kira. "Ok ok.." Celtic had to think this through. He could figure out how to communicate with her right? He had watched Kiko communicate with someone like this. He had to remember what it ment. "Two means yes and one means no right, Autum?" Celtic asked. He looked at Autum and then to Kira.
Kira held Autum's hand as she squeezed her hand twice. "She said yes." Kira looked at him. She wasn't sure what he did and what she was alive. But she was going to do everything she could to help. "I'll tell you if she says yes or no." Kira relayed.
Celtic nodded as he started to read off different vials. With Kira's help he was able to administer the ones to Autum to help her to start the process of recovering.