The heroes finally made it to the entrance of Village of the Blue Maiden after walking in the puddle.
As soon as they arrived at the village, Kaepora Gaebora the owl flew down at them.
"Hoot hoo! Link, are you now able to wield the Four Sword?" Kaepora Gaebora asked.
"Yeah. I'm able to use the Four Sword. Why are you asking?" Green Link questioned.
"Because it's a sacred sword able to smite the darkness. And that's not all. It also grants you the power to see the shadowy Dark World. Kaepora Gaebora revealed surprising everyone.
"Huh? Are you telling us that, we could actually enter the Dark World!?" Coo asked.
"Wow. This is a surprising turn of events." Midna remarked as she crossed her arms.
"Wait, hold on second. How is Zelda with you when she got captured? And why are there different versions of you Link!?" Kaepora Gaebora asked noticing Zelda, Link and Young Link.
"Oh, these Links are from a different dimension including the Zelda you see right now." Vio Link explained.
"And they're super awesome!" Red Link cheered.
"We came to this universe. Because we wanted to help Toon Link defeat the evil wind sorcerer Vaati and the evil entity Dark Mind." Zelda explained.
"Alright. That explains a lot you guys. Anyway. The people of this village… They're being spirited away by some force. Kaepora Gaebora explained.
"Uh-oh! That's not good!" Gooey shrieked.
"It may be that the Dark World is drawing them in." Green Link growled.
"Save the villagers, guys! Bring light to their darkness!" Kaepora Gaebora advised before flying off.
"Well. Everyone. You heard the owl let's hop to it." Marx called out.
Right after that. The heroes looked around the place to look for clues before seeing an old man.
"Oh! Travelers! Listen! Calamity has befallen our town! First whirlwinds, and then mages!" the elderly man cried.
"My guess is that, Vaati was here. Ruto remarked.
"What are we to do? We need one who can sense the Moon Gates… So if you run across anyone who can do that, well… Be sure to let me know, OK?" He said.
"We can sense the Moon Gates." Red Link smiled shocking the old man.
"Incredible! You can sense the Moon Gates? Then perhaps you can save our village! Then take this Moon Pearl! the old man said offering them the Moon Pearl.
"Hooray! We got the Moon Pearl!" Kirby cheered.
"Now! We can enter the Dark World!" Taranza also cheered.
As the heroes explore around the village collecting Force Gems on their way.
"Hey! I see a cucco." Young Link said seeing the chicken.
"Young Link. What ever you do, don't anger it." Link warned.
"Come on Link! I'm not stupid enough to touch that!" Young Link rudely said.
"I beg to differ." Navi mumbled.
"I heard that!" Young Link snapped at the fairy.
"Well. It's the truth about you." Navi shrugged.
"Ha! Ha! You got burned!" King Dedede laughed at Young Link.
A few minutes later they found what appears to be a long line of villagers where a rather huge old woman seems to be blocking the line.
"Man. Another ugly old woman. How many ugly people is there?" Prince Fluff thought.
"I wonder what's the long line for?" Magolor asked.
"Beats me." Linkie replied.
"Well, we'll just have to find out then." Gooey nodded.
"How about we go to the back door then? That's much easier." Sword Knight said pointing to the back door.
As the heroes went inside the back door where a man lives.
"Hmph! You spotted the entrance. You have a keen eye. This is the office of the legendary Seeker's Guild." the guy told them. "We're investigating the sudden appearance of those suspicious mages. We've reason to believe they're may be connected to the vanished children.
"I wonder what mages is he talking about? It could be the mages, we see in the Dark World." Green Kirby thought.
"What!? The children had vanished!?" Tatl shouted in disbelief.
"We have to do something!" Blade Knight nodded.
"What do you say? You seem talented enough. Care to help us out?" The man asked.
"Yeah. We would love to help you out." Yellow Kirby said.
"It's our duty to help those who need it." Bandana Waddle Dee added.
"Oh, so you'll help?! That is spectacular! There's something I need you all to do right away. He said.
"Yeah. What's that?" Kine asked.
"Four of our brothers are in the village investigating the weird mages. They must have found some clues by now. Go and speak to the Four of them and see what clues they've found so far." the guy requested.
"Right away sir." Sword Knight said.
"The key to this mystery's bound to be in those clues. One of the brothers should be right out here to the left. You have your orders!" The man finished his sentence.
"Alright. Let's move split up and search for the brothers." Young Link ordered.
The then split up to search for the brothers in the dark world.
Link. Green Link, Red Link, Blue Link, and Vio Link went to the first part of the dark world and found a young girl.
"Wow. We just came three seconds and already we found one of the children" Link remarked.
"Aw. Poor little girl. She must feel really scared." Red Link whimpered
"Let's go talk to her and find out." Green Link said.
As they walked up to the little girl.
"Excuse me little, but what are you doing in the Dark World?" Blue Link asked.
"You shouldn't be in a dangerous place like this." Vio Link told
"We spend all of our time here running and racing! There are no adults, so we play and play all day long!
"You were racing in here?" Green Link asked.
"I never imagined of racing in a place like this." Link thought.
"A race sounds fun. I wanna race!" Red Link cheered.
"We don't have time to race Red! Be serious for once!" Blue Link spat making Red Link sob.
"Really Blue!? This isn't the time for you to be acting selfish!" Vio Link snarled.
"Alright! Enough arguing! We're racing blue rather you like it or not!" Green Link stated.
"If you all can reach the goal within 20 seconds. I'll give you some amazing boots!" the girl smiled.
"Boots!? We'll give it a try!" Link offered.
"On second thought. I would like to get those boots." Blue Link change his mind.
"I thought so! Let me explain how this works! The rules are a breeze! All you have to do is reach the goal! Go talk to my friend at the end of the maze. If you get there within 20 seconds of starting, you win! She explained.
"Twenty seconds!? That will be ultra easy!" Blue Link smirked over confidently.
"Don't be so sure Blue! This is a maze you know." Link pointed out.
"Link is right guys. Let's be careful." Green Link warned.
"Ok. here you go… Ready… GO!" The girl yelled starting the race.
"The Links immediately sprinted with incredible speed.
"Wow. They're pretty fast." she remarked.
Three seconds later…
"GOAL! Your time is… 3"! The little boy announced.
"Well. That was pretty quick." Link remarked.
"Word." Vio Link nodded in agreement.
"Congratulations! Heroes! The boots are over here. Follow me! Oh, and a little advice for you… You'll get back more quickly if you break those cracked blocks over there!" The kid explained.
As the Links proceeded to follow the boy to the house then obtained the Pegasus Boots.
"Awesome! We got the Pegasus Boots!" Red Link cheered.
"Yay! Now, with these boots we could dash and break hard rocks!" Green Link said happily.
"Now let's go find the mages the guy was talking about." Link advised.
The Links then proceeded to find the mages.
As they left the Dark World and past the long line. The Links found the first mage standing next to a man in green as they went to the man.
"Hm… so you're a new member of the Seeker's Guild, are you?" The man with the green clothes asked.
"Yes we are. We came looking for the mages." Blue Link answered.
"Let me tell you about the clues our investigation has turned up so far. This odd little mage whispered this to me: "The six…" he explained.
"So, there are six mages, huh? Vio Link asked.
"I'm sure it's connected to this incident somehow! Don't you forget it!" He insisted.
Then the mage came to the Links staring at the Moon Pearl.
"You guys used a Moon Pearl, didn't you?" He asked.
"Yeah! We used it to travel to the Dark World." Link answered.
"... I swear! That guy there has been staring at me for quite a while now."
"Wow. That's a stalker right there. Creepy." Green Link thought.
"Who does that insolent lout think he is? That's just rude!" The mage exclaimed.
"And creepy right there!" Red Link shrieked in fear.
"And nosey." Link added earning laughter from others.
"Alright! Let's go back to the others!" Vio Link said.
The Links then proceeded to head back.
Other side of Village of the Blue Maiden.
Kirby, Yellow Kirby, Red Kirby, Green Kirby, King Dedede, Gooey, Rick, Coo, Kine, Bandana Dee, Prince Fluff, Sword Knight, Blade Knight, Marx, Magolor, Taranza, and Adeleine were wandering around the village looking for the mages, picking up Force Gems along the way and found a man with blue clothes.
"Hey. Let's talk to that guy. Maybe, he might know something." Bandana Dee suggested.
As they proceeded to talk to the guy.
"Hm.. What was that? You're… a brother of the Seeker's Guild?" he asked.
"What!? No! We're not brothers of somebody we don't know!" King Dedede replied shaking his head.
"We're looking for a mage. Don't you know anything about the mage and where he is?" Sword Knight asked.
"I see… Well then, listen to the information I've gathered." The man said as he began: "An apprentice mage disappeared somewhere around here. POOF! Right when she vanished, she whispered something… "Protect…"
"Now that's suspicious right there Mate!" Rick commented.
"I hope we know whta we're doing." Marx muttered.
"Don't worry you would do well to lock that away in your head!" The guy responded.
"Well, let's get going. The sooner we find the mage the better." Gooey commanded.
Then the heroes proceed to search for the mysterious mage.
"You guys wait right here. Coo, Kine, Adeleine, and I will see if someone in that house knows something." Magolor suggested then went into the house.
"What's going on here? This used to be one of the best places to meet people. I thought I'd just mingle for a bit, but this joint's as empty as my wallet!" He exclaimed.
"If it's so empty then, why don't you go next door then?" Kine asked.
"For real. There's probably some stuff in there." Adeleine pointed out.
"Hm… But I don't really want to go next door, either. He complained.
"And, why is that?" Coo asked raising an eyebrow at him.
"That strange mage's been over there reading that book of hers forever. Weird!" The teen shrieked surprising the heroes.
"There's a mage in there!? Awesome! That was easier than I thought!" Magolor cheered spinning in happiness weirding the man out.
Alright. Let's go tell the others." Coo said.
As the four exited the house outside where Kirby and his friends were waiting.
"So, did he tell you anything?" Blade Knight asked.
"Yeah! He said the mage is next door." Magolor said pointing towards the other house.
"Alright. Let's do it." Kirby said walking towards the long house.
"Is that the house, he was talking about?" King Dedede asked.
"We could only hope you're Highness." Bandana Dee lamented.
Young Link, Zelda, Skull Kid, Tatl, Tael, Navi, Aryll, Linkie and Ruto were wandering to the east side of Village of the Blue Maiden searching for the Seeker's Guild.
"One of the Seeker's Guild has got to be around here somewhere." Skull Kid spoke.
"There's the Red Seeker's Guild." Young Link said pointing towards the guy.
Then the heroes walked towards the Seeker's Guild.
"Oh, so now you're a member of the Seeker's Guild?!" He asked.
"Yeah. We're looking for the six mages. Can you please tell us where they are?" Aryll asked.
"Well then, why don't you listen to the clues I've gathered so far! A weird mage is lurking somewhere back here… I can sometimes hear her talking to herself, and this is what she says: "Deeply connected to this village…"
"Thanks for the hint! Red Seeker's Guild!" Ruto thanked.
"You're welcome! That is most definitely a clue! Go and report this to the chief!" Red Seeker's Guild said.
Then the heroes proceed to head to the chief and the mages.
Few moments. They found a purple Seeker's Guild.
"... Oh, so you're here to help with the investigation? That's welcome news!" The seeker said happily.
"Yeah. Is there anything you could tell us?" Linkie asked.
"Yeah. Please." Zelda also asked.
"Well then, listen to what I have to tell you! Look! The mage is over there, right?" Purple Seeker's Guild asked pointing towards the mages sitting right there.
"Yeah. We see her alright." Tael said
"I was hiding over here, watching her, when I heard her call out suddenly… She said, "Beautiful!"
"Beautiful?" Everyone asked at the same time.
"Suspicious, isn't it? Maybe it's part of a spell or something! What's she up to?" He asked in concern.
"Let's asked her and find out." said Tatl
As the heroes went to the mage.
"Eee hee hee hee hee! The girl here has vanished, too. No doubt she is trembling in fear even now!" she exclaimed.
"Now, that's scary!" Aryll shivered.
"Well. That's all of them. Let's meet up with the others again." Young Link advised.
Then the group headed back where they started.
To be continued
I need to step up a little faster, because I'm moving pretty slow. Next chapter we will see what happens to Ribbon. See you later!