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Wolf Link

Wolf Kagome


"Darling," called the blonde swordsman upon opening the door. "We're home!"

Telma smiled at the pair as they entered.

"How's it going honey?"

Kagome smiled at her while Link went on to the back room.

"We're one step closer that we were last time we met."

"That's good. Where are you off to now?"

"Snowpeak," she answered. "We just need to know how to get there."

"Well you just take a look at that map, honey. Ashei mentioned Snowpeak Mountain and headed off...perhaps you'll see her."

"Thanks Telma."

"Anytime honey."

Link had just finished talking to Auru when she got there.

"So where are we going?"

Link looked down at her.

"Looks like the entrance is in Zora's Domain."

"Okay, sounds like fun."

Auru chuckled.

"You kids go on and have fun; we old people will do the boring work."

Everyone let out a laugh as Link and Kagome left the bar.

Making sure the coast is clear, they called Midna and had her transport them to the entrance to Zora's Domain.

"This place certainly does look different in the daylight."

Link snorted beside her.

"Everything looks different in the daylight."

Walking through the tunnel, they came out at the base of Zora's Domain.

Kagome looked around her in awe.

The previous times she had been here, she had been too focused on what was going on to take the time and look at what was around her.

She pouted as Link began to direct her to Snowpeak's entrance.

"We'll come back after this is over."

"Promise?"

Link nodded his head and was rewarded with a smile and a kiss. Passing by the guards, they made their way through yet another cave and came out in a winter storm. Just ahead they could make out a figure and walked towards it, thinking it was Ashei.

Turns out they were right.

"Link, Kagome. What brings you to a dangerous place like this?"

It was Link who answered.

"When we were in the desert, we found a clue that there is something on the mountain that is connected with everything that has been happening."

"Ever since Zora's Domain got covered in ice, this mountain's been much colder than usual, yeah? Not only that, but I heard a really weird story from the Zoras. Apparently, the beast that lives somewhere on this mountain has been seen frequently in Zora's Domain. I was curious, so I came and waited...and as they'd said, a giant appeared! Yeah, it looked like this... Apparently, this thing's been stealing red fish from the village. I want to investigate further...but I can't even see the path through this blizzard, yeah? I'm sure you're here because you're curious about the mountain, but best not go without a plan. If you go into this blizzard without a plan, you'll get lost...and that'll only lead to disaster, trust me. The only clues we have right now are the stories of the Zoras and my sketch. It's not much, I know."

Thanking Ashei for her help, the pair made their way back the way they came.

Link looked at the woman beside him.

"Any ideas?"

"Ask the Zora and hope they have some information that could help."

It didn't take long for them to get results.

"Hey, the beast of Snowpeak... Oh! The red fish it's holding! That's a reekfish! Ah... So the beast has been showing itself because it's been catching reekfish... We didn't think that anyone besides Prince Ralis was capable of catching this type of fish! Not only is that type of fish tenacious, but it won't even bat an eye at ordinary bait. In fact, this is the first time we'd seen anyone other than Prince Ralis catch one. We were stunned!"

They thanked him and went on their way.

"So we need Prince Ralis' help?"

Link sighed.

"Looks like it."

Kagome looked down in thought.

"I wonder if he's woken up yet."

"Only one way to find out."

Once more they teleported.

Speaking with the kids in Kakariko, the learned that Prince Ralis had been spending his time in the cemetery. Looking up at Link, Kagome voiced her thoughts.

"He's probably at the tree."

"You're probably right," he agreed. "Listen, why don't you go over to the store and pick up any supplies we need and I'll go talk to the Prince."

"Male bonding moment?"

"Something like that."

She gave him a smile.

"That's fine; I have been wanting to talk to Malo anyway."

Link gave her a confused look.

"Why?"

"To congratulate him on his successful takeover of his competitor."

"When was this?"

"Not too long ago I imagine."

Her eyes widened as she thought of something.

"I almost forgot! I bought you something that I think you will really like."

"What?"

"Tell you later, go find Prince Ralis."

With that, the two parted. By the time they met up again, it was getting dark. So they decided to stay and leave first thing in the morning. In the comfort of their little house, Kagome brought out the bag that held their supplies and began looking for Link's present. With a triumphant cry, she held up a wrapped parcel and gave it to him. Opening it up, he found crimson and gold armor. Kagome spent the next few minutes explaining to him what was so special about the armor. They soon went to bed, ready for where the new day will take them.

~* The Next Day *~

I am so glad to be a wolf right now.

Why is that?

Because if I were human right now, I'd be freezing.

Having left as the sun came up, Link and Kagome returned to Zora's Domain and caught a reekfish. They were currently using its scent to track the snow beast.

Turns out, the snow beast was at the very top of the mountain. It was fairly easy to take care of the Twilit Messengers that got in the way. Turning back into humans, they approached the beast.

"Uh! Whoa-ho! I heard ruckus, and uh! Just a human! I see humans not often, uh? Why human come to snows? You...on spiritual journey? You look for true self?"

Link answers him.

"No. We're actually looking for a piece of a magical mirror, and we were told it's somewhere on the mountain."

"...Uh. You look for mirror in such faraway place... But you make good climb! And you lucky to meet me! I found shiny mirror piece! Same mirror you look for, uh? Uh! You come to house and see yourself! I caught fish. I make hot meal, at least... My house far away... We slide there, uh? Do like me! Come!"

Hitting the tree next to him, a giant frozen leaf lands on the ground. Hopping on, the beast uses it like a snowboard, and slides away.

Kagome turns to Link with a smile.

"This looks like fun! C'mon, let's go!"

Shaking his head at her enthusiasm, he uses his shield to hit the tree hard enough to drop two more leaves. The two went down the mountain, laughing the whole way. Eventually, they came to a stop in front of the ruins of an old mansion.

"...Here? What's with this guy? He's got a nice place...for a beast-man."

Kagome tilts her head, before nodding her agreement.

"If he ever decides to move, I would so take it."

Link looks over at her. "And do what with it?"

"Fix it up and turn it into a vacation home."

Shaking his head, Link directs her towards the door.

Making their way into the mansion, they come across a smaller female sitting in front of a fire.

"...Who? Uh... Sorry... I have sickness, uh... Come closer, uh? Uh, wait... I tell you something. You cute little humans. Husband told me you come. You want to look at mirror, uh? My husband found it, but it pretty thing, uh. But...since I get mirror, I get sick, and then bad monsters appear... So many bad things happen since mirror... So we lock bedroom on third floor where it hangs, uh? Wait... I tell you where key is... Fever makes head blurry, but... It probably here in the room marked by this symbol... But right now...can't even get up. Would you bring it to me, uh? Start with door right here... I would go, uh, but so sick... Sorry to be bother, uh..."

Taking a look at the map, they thank her before walking through the door. They find themselves in the kitchen, where the man-beast is throwing in the reekfish he caught.

"Uh! You! Wife...look bad, uh? Not healthy since mirror... So I make soup for her. Fish from Zora village are most nutritious! You tired, uh? You have some. It gives you energy! What flavor for soup, uh... Can't decide..."

Finding their way to the room with the chest was relatively simple, if you don't count the monsters hanging around.

Kagome looks on as Link opens the chest.

"Well, that was easy."

"In a way."

Kagome looks at him quizzically.

"What do you mean?"

With a smirk on his face, Link gestures to the chest.

Curious, she looked in and saw…

"What in the world is a pumpkin doing all the way out here?"

Midna appeared with a look of disbelief on her face.

"What's this? This isn't right! She got the wrong locations. Want to go back and try to get her to remember where the key is?"

Link shrugged.

"Might as well."

Kagome looked thoughtful.

"Yeto said his soup was missing something."

"And?"

"If we take this to him, he can add it to the soup to help his wife."

Taking the pumpkin, they made their way back to the kitchen.

"What flavor... Uh... PUMPKIN! You have pumpkin, uh? Pumpkin, pumpkin, uh!"

In his excitement to obtain the new ingredient, Yeto knocked Link onto the ground.

Laughing silently, Kagome helped him back onto his feet.

"Thanks, uh! You taste if you want! Uh... Needs...more punch, uh! Needs...something."

The two moved back to parlor to talk to Yeta.

"You find it, uh? ...What? Pumpkin? But why there? No good, uh... Where I leave it? Uh! Maybe in THAT room. Go to room marked by symbol... Check room I marked on map, uh. Sorry about delay... I want to help, uh..."

After reassuring her that any help is appreciated, they left to find the room. After fighting a few more monsters, they walked into a hall that would lead them into the room that held the chest. In the middle of the hall, on each side, stood a coat of armor. As they reached the door, it barred and locked itself. Link looked behind to see if the other door locked itself also.

"Look out!"

Grabbing onto Kagome, he threw them both to the ground and covered her body with his own as broken pieces of armor rained down on them.

"What was that?!"

"A problem."

Rolling off of her, he drew his hook shot and used it to get behind the creature that was attacking. Link got a few shots in before it turned to attack. Seeing an opportunity, Kagome fired some arrows at its unprotected back. Using this strategy, the quickly made work of the monster, and Link got a new toy.

Link looked like a kid in a candy store.

"With this, I can easily bust through those walls of ice."

Shaking her head at Link's enthusiasm, Kagome opened the door to the room.

Opening the chest, Midna took a peek inside.

"Aw, food AGAIN?! Yeah, I had a bad feeling about this. She didn't seem very sure of herself... Oh well... Let's head back and hope she had some other brilliant idea."

Link looked over at Kagome.

"We're taking the cheese, aren't we?"

Kagome just smiled at him.

"At least I got something useful out of this," Link sighs.

On their way back to the kitchen, they stopped to speak once more to Yeta.

"What happened, uh? ...What?! Cheese... Uh... Did husband move it? Uh... Where in world did we put it...Sorry, I need thinking time, uh. Take cheese to husband, uh? You do that, I try to remember... Uh, sorry... Still no remember where bedroom key is. You take cheese to husband first. You do that, I try to remember..."

Returning to the kitchen, Link met the same fate as before.

"Mmm! Perfect ingredient, uh! Little more time on fire, it become gourmet soup, uh! Here! Taste, uh! Mmm! Smells good, uh! Wife feel better when she drink this."

They returned to Yeta.

"I think I remember, uh! We put key in nearby room, so no forgetting, uh. How I forget? Embarrassing, uh. See! Here. Place marked by symbol, uh! It there. It must be, uh! You look for me! I promise it right this time! Please, you look for me..."

Walking out the door, they began the search once more. It took a bit longer that before, but they eventually found the key. On the way back to the parlor, they were surprised to see Yeta outside.

"Oh! You safe, uh! I drink husband's soup, feel much better, uh. So I come to find you. You found key, uh! Good! Good! Bedroom right above us. I take you there, uh."

They followed Yeta to a winding staircase.

"Bedroom right there, you go ahead. No worry for me, uh?"

It took a while, but Yeta finally made it to the door.

"Thank you. You come inside... Please... This way, uh. Here...mirror. You look at it, uh... Uh... So pretty... Pretty... Uh... So pretty... Pretty... Pretty...mirror... Lovely..."

Link and Kagome took a step back in alarm when Yeta's face takes a monstrous form.

"NOT TAKE MIRROR!"

Using his new ball and chain, Link destroyed all the ice creatures the possessed Yeta sent their way. With one final swing, the spell on Yeta was broken. Yeta fell to the ground in exhaustion, and the mirror shard that had possessed her fell right into Kagome's hands. At that point, Yeto comes into the room and sees his wife on the floor. Paying no attention to the two, he runs over and cradles her to his chest.

Midna appears.

"Well, we have two mirror shards now... Two more left, Link. Still... I feel bad about the way we treated that girl. To think the Mirror of Twilight has the power to change people like that... This world...ALL worlds...can be cruel... Let's hurry and collect the rest of those pieces, Link! We have to, before more innocent creatures have to endure the suffering this poor girl did... Well, let's go search for the two that remain."

They all turned to watch Yeto comfort his wife.

"I'll get you out of here. You're sure there's nothing else you need to do, right?"

Shaking their heads, they left the happy couple.