Link of the Dead
Chapter 8:
As the gang headed towards the cabana, they saw someone standing outside. When they approached, the person stood up and began running towards them with a large machete.
"Die," screamed the person, "Die you horrid beasts!"
"Beedle?" said Link, "Beedle, calm down! It's just us!"
"Link? Tetra?" said Beedle, "Thank the gods you are here! I wanna get out so bad!"
Beedle began to cry.
"Calm down, man!" said Link, "It's alright, the boats are coming."
"Well," said Beedle, "They're not coming fast enough!"
Beedle fell to his knees and continued to cry.
"Are you...Okay?" asked Tetra.
"No," said Beedle, "Do you know what it feels like to run around a forest all night and nearly get eaten by swarms of terrible monsters? Do you know how many of my friends I have murdered?"
"We've all gone through a lot," said Link, "Say, what's that you got there?"
"Huh?" said Beedle.
Behind Beedle was a small bundle of logs tied together.
"That?" asked Beedle, "That's my raft! I plan to use it to escape this island. I built it out of old logs from the forest."
"You're not gonna get very far with that," said Tetra, "It's too weak to support you, let alone all of us."
"Well," said Beedle, "What do you propose?"
Tetra looked around for a bit. Parked at the shore of the beach was her ship. Just then, she got an idea...
"My ship," she said, "If we can get some wood from my ship, then we can build a good raft that'll get us off this island safely!"
"But it's dangerous out in the ocean!" said Katy.
"Trust me," said Link, "I've dealt with Gyorgs, Octos, Sea Bokoblins, you name it! They are nothing compared to these damn Redeads!"
"How long will it take us to make this raft?" asked Beedle.
"If we work together," began Tetra, "And use the right tools, we'll be done by tonight...Hopefully."
"Let's begin then!" announced Link.
Link and the gang headed to the back of the cabana where a small tool shed lay.
"Do you really think there's anything useful in there?" asked Beedle.
"Only one way to find out," said Link, kicking down the door of the shed. Inside, there were tons of cobwebs and old tools such as saws, hammers and shovels. "Perfect!"
The gang each grabbed a tool and headed to the ship. They climbed on board and began to tear of pieces of wood that they were using to make their raft. Using pieces of cloth from around the cabana, they began to tie the wood pieces together. It was a fairly hot day outside, and the gang rested whenever they needed to. There was still plenty of food and drinks in the cabana, so staying refreshed was no problem. After a few hours, they were nearly done with the raft. However, it was starting to get dark again...
"Damn," said Link, as tied up some pieces of wood together, "You know what I realized?"
"What?" asked Tetra.
"We've been on this island for over a day now!"
"Yeah, well, time flies when you're fighting hordes of undead monsters."
Link chuckled as he hammered in a couple of nails. Tetra began to leave.
"Tetra..." said Link.
"Yes?" said Tetra.
"There's something I want to tell you...You know, in case we don't make it out alive."
"Um, okay..."
"Remember what happened last night...Between us?"
"Of course! How could I forget?"
"Well, I just want you to know that I love you very much, and after that moment, I knew that I want to spend the rest of my life with you."
"Link..."
"Tetra, will you marry me?"
Tetra said nothing. She began to cry. She ran up to Link and happily hugged him.
"YES!" she shouted, "YES! I love you so much, Link!"
The two hugged and kissed as Beedle and Aryll stood in the distance, watching.
"Ah," said Beedle, "Do you see that? Your brother has found true love."
"I know," said Aryll, "And I'm very happy for him."
"I love happy endings..."
"HEY!" snapped Lenny, who was carrying some wood, "Can I have some help here?"
Just as Beedle and Aryll were about to move, they heard something.
"OH MY GOD!!" screamed Katy, whow as running towards them, "Run for your lives!"
Everyone stared in the distance. Out of the forest, emerged tons of Redeads. There were almost a hundred of them, and Link recongnized many of them as party guests.
"This can't be..." said Beedle.
"These fuckers are persistant!" shouted Link.
"Now what?" asked Tetra.
"Get whatever you can," said Link, "This time, it's war!"
Link pulled out his bow and arrows. One by one, Redeads fell to the floor as Link fired at their heads. Unfortunately, Link had a limited number of arrows left and there were tons of Redeads.
"What are we gonna do?" said Beedle.
"Grab anything!" said Tetra.
Tetra bent down and pickded up stones, which she hurled at the Redeads. Aryll, Lenny, Katy and Beedle all did the same, but to no avail.
"How many arrows do you have left?" asked Tetra to Link.
"Five," Link replied.
"We're fucked!" said Lenny.
The Redeads were getting closer. Some were beginning to step onto the cabana's property.
"It's not safe here anymore!" said Tetra, "We better get inside!"
Link fired one more arrow before running to the front door and opening it.
"Everyone inside!" he shouted.
"But the raft!" said Lenny.
"It's not complete," said Aryll, "We can't escape the island yet."
"Let's just go inside!" said Tetra.
Everyone ran inside, but Link managed to grab some wood and tools. Link slammed the door shut as Redeads began to climb the porch.
"Barricade the door!" ordered Link.
Lenny and Katy grabbed a large couch and pushed it in front of the door. Link grabbed some wood and used his hammer to board up the window, which had been broken before.
"Beedle!" said Link, "Help Lenny board up the other window! Quickly!"
"What?" said Beedle.
"You heard the man!" snapped Lenny, who was standing near the other window, "Come on..."
It was too late. A swarm of Redeads suddenly appeared at the window and grabbed Lenny.
"AH!" he screamed, "Help me!"
"LENNY!" shouted Katy, as she ran up to the window.
The gang got together and began to pull Lenny's legs in an attempt to free him from the Redeads' grasp. Unfortunately, the Redeads were stronger than Link expected and they managed to tear Lenny in half. Blood and guts poured all over the cabana carpet as Lenny's torso was dragged outside and eaten. Link tossed Lenny's decapitated legs away.
"Lenny!" screamed Katy, "No! This can't be!"
"Katy!" said Tetra, "Get away from the window!"
Just then, another swarm of Redeads appeared and grabbed Katy. They began to bite down into her head and tear off pieces of her face. Link pulled out his bow and fired some arrows into the creatures, but realized it was hopeless to save Katy now.
"Link!" said Aryll, "Do something!"
Link took a deep breath and fired an arrow straight into Katy's heart, putting her out of her pain.
"Just one arrow left," Link muttered.
"What are we gonna do?" asked Beedle, "They're starting to come in!"
"Where's the booze?" asked Link.
"Link," said Tetra, "This isn't the time..."
"Where's the beer?" repeated Link.
"Back room..."
Link ran to the back room where several crates of beer stood. After tearing off some piece of his shirt, Link pulled out two bottles and stuffed pieces of clothing into each bottle. Using a match, Link lit up the pieces of cloth.
Meanwhile, back in the living room, the rest of the gang continued to fend off incoming Redeads using whatever they could find. Tetra resorted to using Lenny's mutilated legs, which worked surprisingly well. Link suddenly appeared, holding the flaming bottles.
"What are those?" asked Tetra.
"A little trick I learned from Doc Bandam," replied Link, "They're called Molotov cocktails. Now, unless you want to get toasted, I suggest you stand back."
Link tossed one bottle out of the window, and the result was a small explosion that set a couple of Redeads on fire. Link threw the second bottle, this time, hitting the wall and burning another Redead. On the positive side, the cocktails worked: The Redeads were dying. On the negative side, the cabana wall was on fire.
"Link!" snapped Beedle, "You're gonna destroy this cabana!"
"Does it look like I have any other option?" asked Link.
"Yeah, but Link," said Tetra, "This is the only place we can hide from the Redeads!"
"Actually," said Aryll, "There's somewhere else we can go..."
"You don't mean..." began Link, "The basement?"
Aryll nodded.
"I can't believe this," said Link, "Come on, guys!"
The living room was so full of Redeads, that the gang were forced to retreat to the kitchen. With the side wall mostly burned down, it became easier for the swarm of Redeads to get in.
The gang ran to the back room where Aryll and Beedle began to clear the barricade that blocked the secret passage.
"Link!" said Tetra, "We gotta destroy these things!"
"Right!" said Link.
He began to grab crates of beer that rested on the floor of the back room. Link and Tetra tossed the crates on the floor of the kitchen. Several of the bottles smashed and caused beer to leak all over the floor. Link then placed his last arrow into his bow.
"Link," said Beedle, "Where's the switch?"
"On the other wall," answered Link.
"Right!"
Beedle activated the switch, opening the basement door.
"Light me," said Link to Tetra.
Tetra held a match under Link's arrow, turning it into a fire arrow. The Redeads were getting closer to the gang.
"Now," said Link, "Hurry up and get into the basement! Go!"
The rest of the gang headed down the stairs into the basement. Link pulled the arrow back as hard as he could.
"If you can't stand the heat," began Link, "Then, get the hell outta my kitchen!"
Link fired the arrow into one of the beer crates, creating a chain reaction and a huge explosion that set several Redeads and the cabana on fire. Link quickly ran into the basement to avoid being burned to a crisp.
"We need to close this door!" shouted Link as he stumbled down the stairs.
"There should be a switch somewhere," said Tetra, "Oh, wait! There it is!"
Tetra approached a small, oddly shaped handle sticking out of the wall. As soon as she pulled it, the basement door closed, shutting them in.