Beep. Beep. Beep. The heart rate monitor went. I laid there silent. My mind working over all that had just happened. How can someone jut pick someone up? Telekinesis? No. It did not exist…. But how could someone do what the man did?
"Desmond, what happened?" My parents said. They had been asking me for hours. I had told them I did not know. In reality, I was just as confused as they were. The doctors thought I had a concussion… but I was really trying to piece this all together. I remembered the dream I had. Find the sword. There was no doubt about it. Something was happening.
In a few hours, I was sent home. I called James and Britney. I told them to come over… and that's when he called.
"you have some nerve to defy me. Tell me, how long do you think it would take me to find you… Desmond?" the voice on the phone said.
"who are you? Where are our friends?" I demanded.
"Our… right. The other chosen heroes. They are here, with me. They are alive, but if you don't bring me the triforce, I will kill them." He said.
"Triforce… you are crazy! That is a video game relic… but if it's a fight you want… I will find you!" I said.
The man laughed manically… like he heard a joke.
"cone find me, child! I world love t-" he paused. Suddenly there was an explosion, and Samantha picked up the phone.
"Desmond, hurry! We are in the abandoned library! Hurry!" She screamed. Suddenly, the line feel silent. I grabbed my sword, and bike helmet.
"Desmond what are you doing? That guy nearly killed us! He will do it again if we give him the chance!" Brittney told me. She was trying to talk me down, to get me away from a fight. I knew what must be done.
"Britt, our friends are in danger. I'm not going to stand around and wait while my friends are in danger. Now, are you guys going to help me, or will I have to do this myself?" I asked.
"Be a chicken… or run headfirst into a fight… I'm with you all the way des." James said. The only one left was Brittney.
"well, seeming you made your minds up already, I guess somebody has to protect you. I'm in." she replied.
"then guys, let's roll." I said. With that began our greatest adventure ever. Little did we know the gears of fate had already began to turn…
Ten minutes earlier…
Slam! Slam! Slam! The crowbar hit the brick, over and over. Small chips of rock flew through the air. Maria worried. She touched the stone she was milling away at. There was something about it that seemed unnatural.
Slam! Slam! Slam! Clink! The crowbar snapped. Maria cried out in rage, kicking this broken toy that laid on the floor. Something was odd about it. It was not like any toy they had seen before, but they ignored it. Samantha, who was meditating opened her eyes. She looked at her friends face. Pure anger.
"I cannot stay in the god forsaken prison. Who knows what that guy has planned. He said last night that it was the beginning of his plan, what is he planning?" Maria said angrily.
"the end of your world!" A voice said, "and you and your friends are the only ones who can save it!"
The lights began to dim. They felt a presence in the room with them… like the feeling they got when they were jumped the night before.
"we tried to protect you from him last night. Now this is your fight. All we can do is give you the tools to win." Another voice said.
A shadow appeared on the wall. It was a short figure. Not much taller than two feet. As it began to materialize, they noticed that she was wearing an odd looking crown that they instantly recognized who it was. Her hair poured out of the top of her crown, bound in a way that formed a fist. She hovered above the ground, with a big smile on her face. Her eyes were fixed on Maria, who was awe stricken. They didn't know how, or why, but Midna, ruler of the twilight had appeared.
"wow. You humans are no different than the Hylians! This dungeon is pitiful!" she said, "what? It's there something on my face?"
"how are you here? You are a video game character!" Maria said.
"I honestly have no idea what that is… but I'm real… and you are ALL in gave danger!" she said.
"How are we in danger? We're kids!" Samantha replied.
"Look, there will be time to explain, but not right now! The risks are too high. Just bare with me and I will get you out of here." She replied.
Suddenly, a door opened. Footsteps echoed down the hallway. There was a sense of doom hanging from it, like an evil thing entered that room.
"Oh no. I've gotta hide! Hey, don't tell him I'm here. I'll talk to you in a minute!" Midna said. With that, she disappeared into their shadows.
"ready to talk now, children? As soon as you lead me to the triforce, you're free to go." The man said.
"help the man who kidnapped us? You're insane!" Maria said.
"suit yourself…" the man replied. With that, he reached his hand out and threw them at the wall. "you have two hours to talk, or I will kill you!" And with that, he left.
"wow! You humans can take a hit! I gotta hand it to ya, most people aren't that strong!" Midna replied.
"before you get us out, what's the plan?" Samantha replied.
Midna looked around the room. Her eyes locked onto Maria. "Her. She was willing to confront death in order to save her friends… She will lead us out." With that, she used her magic to produce a crown identical to hers.
"The fused shadow… there are few people who have the will to use these. Maria, you already know what to do…" the twilight princess said. She was right. Using a rubber band in her pocket, she put her hair in a ponytail. She then put on the fixed shadow, and the magic inside it sprung to life, turning her hair to a vibrant orange.
"Good. Now for your first lesson, breaking mystical walls! You would have never broken down this wall! A powerful spell lays on it. But, if you use this, you can break anything! Focus on the wall. Imagine you punching down a wall. See if in your mind, think and then do. "
She did as she was told to do. For several minutes, she focused on destroying the wall. Suddenly, the fused shadow made her hair act like a wrecking ball. Her hair formed a fist, then it flew into a wall, cracking it, and shattering it. Suddenly, sirens started to go off. Red strobe lights went off.
"Good. We broke a wall. Now what? We are still stuck in here!" Samantha said.
"not for long…" Midna said. They took off out of the door and into a massive room. It was the inside of an old library that they used to go to when they were kids. The alarms turned off. They heard the man in black talking on the phone.
"There is one more thing We need to escape. Maria, we will distract him. Tell Desmond… and yes we know who he is, where we are. Now for the distraction…" they noticed several large bushes around the room. They appeared to be moving, slowly, as if they were Waiting to attack. Suddenly, they went into action, growing into monstrous vines, that grabbed the man and swatted the phone out of his hand. They then threw him through a shelf when Maria grabbed the phone.
"Desmond, hurry! We are in the abandoned library! Hurry!" she yelled into the phone. The man got up, and charged at her. She screamed, as he got right in her face, and was thrown by another find, this one crushing the phone in the process. The vines formed a massive barrier blocking the man out of the room. Suddenly, a massive gate appeared from the vines and appeared to form a portal. Someone shot of out of it. When she had stopped, she turned around and looked at them. She had light blue eyes, and wore the typical kokiri attire. Green shirt, green shorts, only she wore a sweater that was, you guessed it, green.
"Your help would have been nice like, 15 minutes ago, Saria. Where were you?" Midna replied.
"Wait, Saria? As in the…. I must be losing my mind!" Samantha said.
Saria laughed. She knew what she meant. "I can assure you this is real, but there isn't time to talk. We have to get out of here" she said
"well, we are on the 2nd floor. The door is down there. " Samantha said.
"this is why I had you alert your friends. They should be here by now. Here I grabbed this off him when I was attacking him." Saria said. She handed Maria her iPhone, which she got as a graduation present. She pulled her phone out and called me.
The library… man, did we have some memories here. This is where the "nerds of the round table" first met. Where we became friends… the old days. Those days would not last forever. I realized that they were in there. Samantha was probably freaking out and Maria was probably trying to calm her down. I didn't really know what was going on until I got there and my phone rang.
"look I already told you, the triforce isn't real! Stop calling me!" I said.
"Desmond… this isn't that guy. It's us… and we have one crazy story for you." She said.
Suddenly, I heard a voice say we need to go…now. I didn't recognize it until the wall of the building was destroyed and everyone ran outside. I knew Sam and Maria, but not the other two until I got a good look at them.
"Run! He's right behind us!" Saria said.
Wait a moment… is that… no" James said.
"we'll explain on the way. Just run!" Samantha said and took off running with the group.
Saria and Midna in our world. How was that possible? What was even more interesting is the fact that Maria was using a fused shadow!
We ran for what seemed like hours. Maria and Midna were carrying or bikes and we had outran the man. When they believed it was safe, they told us the story of what happened in their imprisonment. They told us about Midna and Maria and Saria.
"Maria, you aren't the only one here that is connected to hyrule. All of you are. In some way or another, you all will have a role to play in this. Within 24 hours, you will all find out who you are." Saria said.
"then why did Maria get her gift first?" Samantha asked.
"because Maria was needed to protect you. If one of you falls, your world will fall." Midna said. We all day there in silence. The sun was setting and it was getting late.
"hey guys, we need to think about heading home. It'll be dark soon. Saria, if what you said is true, then who is 'the keeper' and where will we find him?" I asked.
She seemed worried that I knew too much too soon. She told me that all would be revealed in time. With that, we parted ways and headed home.
That night I could not sleep. Whenever I fell asleep, something woke me up. If was towards two in the morning that it happened.
"so now you know our existence. What will you do now?" it was Lana who was speaking to me. She had a voice that only she could do.
"what do I have to do? I mean I don't have the Master sword. I'm no hero." I said. Suddenly, she appeared in front of me.
"Every journey begins with a single step." She pointed at my sword, which was now glowing. "the question is, will you take it?"
I approached the scabbard, which was now golden. The work leather was replaced by metal, with no rust or dents. The handle was letting off a mass amount of light. I looked at Lana, who had a look of excitement in her eyes.
"is this the…" I asked.
"Yes, and by drawing your sword, you join the team. The choice is yours." She said.
I looked at my sword. I thought about what she said. There must have been others… some may still be alive! This thought ravaged through me. With that, I grabbed the handle of my sword, and drew it. Suddenly, vivid images of wars and epic battles, some from the games I played as a kid flooded into my mind. When they stopped, I looked at my hand, which felt like fire. Suddenly, the triforce of courage appeared on my hand. My eyes went wide, and I dropped the sword. Lana bowed, and looked me in the eyes.
"The hero has arisen! Desmond, the next step is to find us. In your school there is a man who knows how to find us. He is the keeper. Find him. Only then will your journey begin.
And so began the greatest adventure in my life. The story of the descendants rising.