A/N: (after a year (prolly more)) What's up everyone. :D
I've decided to resume work on both this and We're in Termina, baka! because I've been inspired, teehee. You guys should check out and review WITb! I worked really hard on the fifth chapter! (end of shameless advertising)
This chapter initially had two items being traded but I decided to separate them so the chapter titles won't be weird, ahahaha. I already wrote the next one, so I'll be updating soon, maybe in a week or two.
Please review! I'd really appreciate it! Okay enjoy. xD
+ From Egg to Sword – chap.o3 +
Link was cheerful.
... As usual.
"Da da da, da da da, da da da da da! Da da da, da da da, da da da da da! Da da da, da da da, da da da da da! Da da DAAAAAAA da da da da da!"
Navi flittered along silently as Link ran ahead of her, "da"-ing the infamous western tune that was used in abundance in western movies. (How did he even know that tune?) And Link wasn't even on the horse yet. Actually they weren't even out of the Lost Woods; the two were still trying to find a way out...
But eventually after a while the hero found the exit.
The sky was dark by the time the two had left Kokiri Forest. There by the entrance was Link's faithful steed, picking at the grass. Link stuffed the little bag from the creepy guy into his pocket and mounted his horse, yelling a "hi-ya!" and through the field they galloped.
"Link," called Navi as they continued forward. "You know this might be a whole cycle; you receiving stuff, then giving stuff to others for them, and then it repeats again forever and ever..."
"Naw Navi, it's not like that!" he said, free from worry. "Once this little mushroom thing's out of my hands, we'll get back to our quest!"
A sigh. "Whatever you say..."
They continued on. But then out of nowhere, Epona came to an abrupt stop and reared. "Whoa, girl!" Link yelled, trying to gain control. It wasn't until a group of four poes emerged from the ground did Link understand why Epona halted. The poes surrounded them on all sides and the steed pranced in her spot, hoofs ready, teeth bared, and ears back.
"Good evening, hero," spoke the one directly in front of them.
"What do you want?" Link said, taking out his bow and arrow. No need to be formal...
"No, hero, we do not wish to fight!" said another to his left. "We would like to ask a favor."
"Sorry, can't. I literally don't have time right now to do a favor because one, I'm already doing one for somebody else and two, you guys are evil," he reasoned, nodding as-a-matter-of-factly.
Navi sweatdropped. "Jeez Link, just shoot them already!"
"All we want from you is that mushroom that disgusting boy from the forest gave you," yet another said. "Just give it to us and we shall depart."
"Disgusting?" Link asked. "Oh, he called you disgusting too?"
The poe nodded wildly. "You can bet your Hylian ears he did! And the nerve of him, too, calling the most beautiful of us four brothers disgusting! I ought to..."
"All right brother, calm down. Please," another said, going to him and patting him on the back. Suddenly the poe broke out into a sob, crying into the comfort of his brother's shoulder.
Navi and Link stared. Navi raised an eyebrow. "Uh. Okay..."
"Anyway, we gotta go, so if you'll excuse us..." Link commanded Epona forward but was stopped as one poe went in front of him.
It pointed to the pouch on Link's belt. "The mushroom, lad! Give it to us!"
Link sighed. "I told you, I can't! I'm supposed to deliver it to somebody!"
"Hah! Has the Hero of Time suddenly become a delivery boy?" laughed the final one. Growling, Link held up his bow, firing an ice arrow at the one who made that comment. The poe screeched like a little girl, barely missing the arrow by a few inches. "For Din's sake, I was joking! Now give us the mushroom."
"Nevaaar!"
"... AFTER HIM!"
Yelping, Link jumped off Epona as all four ghosts raced his direction. The poes ended up bonking heads with each other, falling onto Epona's back, who reared them off. Link jumped back on his mare and urged her forward with a yell, galloping towards Kakariko Village.
"YOU SHALL PAY!" he heard one of them yell from a distance behind him.
They reached the staircase that lead to Kakariko and Link jumped off, patting Epona for a job well done.
"Hey, Navi?" Link asked as they climbed the stairs.
Navi glanced at him. "Yes?"
"Do you think I'm a delivery boy?"
Navi fell back a little in surprise at the question, then quickly caught up to Link's fast pace. "Oh Link, don't let what that stupid poe said get to you! He's an idiot! And his brother's an over-sensitive idiot!"
"Yeah I noticed that... anyway you didn't answer my question."
"Oh right. No, Link. As long as you do these favors from the kindness of your own heart, nobody has any right to call you a delivery boy." Navi said reassuringly. She paused. Wow. That was rather corny. She shuddered and slapped herself.
Link didn't notice, and he probably didn't find that corny either since he smiled at her gratefully. "Aww, thanks, Nav!"
"Yeah yeah, no prob. Now hurry up and deliver that mushroom."
"... Deliver?"
"I mean... transport. Yeah. Transport. Not deliver."
"..."
x – x – x
Link and Navi stared at the man.
The man stared back at them.
Cue the awkward silence.
"Sooo... do... you need help... or something?" the man behind the counter finally asked, raising an eyebrow.
"... Uh, kinda... this is the potion shop, right?" Navi inquired.
"Yeah."
She blinked. Link tilted his head. So, this was the potion shop? They looked around... yep, definitely a potion shop, as confirmed by the bottles with colored liquid inside the glass cases. But that was the thing; there was only a man in the potion shop. The disgusting dude said there'd be an old lady.
"Hey, do you happen to know an old lady?" Link asked, still looking around for any signs of her.
"Plenty, which one?"
All the old ladies looked the same nowadays. Let's see, one trait that could be picked out... could be... "... One that works in a potion shop in this village?"
"... Oh. You mean that old hag," potion-shop man muttered in a tone drenched with hatred. He eyed Link sharply before continuing, "Her potion shop is behind mine; go through that little hallway to your left past the counter."
"Ah, great! Thank you!" Link said happily, heading towards the entranceway.
"BUT DON'T BUY ANYTHING FROM HER!" the man suddenly barked. Link yelped like a little girl and clutched to the wall. "That witch has been my rival for years now! She's a mean old hag and has no manners or politeness or anything."
"Haha, um, I just need to drop something off," laughed Link sheepishly, eyeing him. "I won't buy anything from her."
The man's eyes narrowed. "... You better not."
Navi shoved Link through the hallway before the man could say any more.
x – x – x
"It's rainiiiiiing!" Link whined as they exited out the back door. Indeed it was raining, and pretty hard, but Navi ignored his wails as he climbed down the ladder.
Suddenly Link's hand slipped and he fell, screaming as he went, landing in a wet, muddy heap on the floor.
Navi burst out laughing. Link muttered a curse as he got back up and then climbed the staircase leading up to the second building.
x – x – x
"Ack! Get your filthy self out of my shop!"
Link squinted his eyes at the voice. Wow, this woman probably had the most piercing old lady voice he'd ever heard! "Look lady, I just need to give you something and then I'll leave—"
"No! I want you out right now! You're leaving muck and disgusting outside substances on my newly cleaned carpets!" she screeched at him, poking him with a broom.
"Gah, whatever, here's your stupid mushroom!" Link yelled, throwing the bag at the lady's face. He was just about to stomp out until the lady said...
"That bum! He just had to go into the forest..."
Link turned around. "Hey, that's not nice, calling that guy a bum," he said in the disgusting dude's defense. After all, Link was a nice guy.
"I don't care. He's my son."
"Whoa, really?!" Link gaped. Well there was a resemblance... sort of...
"Yeah, really! But you, even though you are filthy..." She bent over the counter and stood back up with a towel in her hands. The hag threw it at Link. "Wait there for a moment." She disappeared into the backroom.
"I bet she's going to give you something." Navi mumbled, sighing in exasperation.
"That's okay," Link said, cleaning himself with the towel. "This back and forth thing is sort of fun..."
Navi rolled her eyes. Not long did the lady come out from the back and she handed Link a pouch. "Here. If you see that fool again, give this to him. It's the strongest medicine I've ever made. It will not work on a monster, however."
"If I may ask, what's it for?" The lady eyed him suspiciously. Link shuddered at the freaky stare. "Uh... never mind, I don't really have to know."
"There is no medicine to cure a fool, you know."
"... Oh. I'll just be... going now," he said, inching towards the door.
"WAIT! I have the ultimate potion! Would you like to buy from me?" she suddenly questioned, leaning forward on the counter and petting her cat (which had jumped up on the table), one eye squinted and the other eye wide open staring at him.
Link remembered what the man at the other potion shop said... but... the ultimate potion? It sounded so tempting! ... Wait no; he can't turn back on his word! ... Then again, he didn't promise that man anything. ... Ohh, but he was scary...
Sweatdropping, Link shook his head and said, "Ah, um, no thank you—"
"IT WAS THAT MAN, WASN'T IT!" she screeched, banging her fist on the table. "HE ALWAYS TELLS PEOPLE NOT TO BUY STUFF FROM ME! IT'S BEEN THAT WAY FOR YEARS! THAT'S WHY HIS SHOP IS OUT IN THE OPEN WHILE MINE IS STUCK HERE IN THE BACK WHERE NOBODY CAN SEE IT AND KNOWS IT EXISTS! WHY DOES HE TORTURE ME SO?! WHY, GODDESSES! TELL ME WHY!"
Link ran out of the potion shop before the lady could throw her cat at him.
+ tBc . . . +
- naGami c.