LoZ: ROTT chapter 6
That took me forever! I must warn you, it's really long. So read on!
The kingdom of Hyrule, covered in Twilight. Twilit Messengers stalked the streets of Castle Town, searching. One of them snapped their head up and moved toward a building. The looked left and right, searching for something. Satisfied that there was nothing, it turned towards the larger Messenger, the one whose markings glowed blue.
"There is nothing here. No imp in sight." it rumbled. The larger one turned to look. "The Phantoms must have sensed a bird or something," it said again.
"Understood." said the larger one. It turned toward the other ten Messengers. "All of you, head back to the castle to report to Lord Zant." the Messengers turned and lumbered toward the castle, the larger one last, after taking a quick sweep before following. After a few minutes, a small imp peered around the corner. A mask covered one of their red eyes. They let out a sigh of relief.
"Now, how do I get back into the castle without being seen?" they muttered. They looked around to find away back into the castle. They saw a couple of balconies and floated up to them, leaping from balcony to balcony. They flew over to one of the tall spires. They quickly floated over the beam that connected it to the main tower. They hopped up to a window and sat on the sill, looking in. They were looking in on the main central staircase. A large shadow just disappeared past the post. The figure slid the window up just enough for them to slide through. They still held the window and gently lowered it closed. They quickly floated up to the highest room in the tower.
The room was very sparse. There were two pallets with a chest, a small closet, and a bureau. There was a figure facing the window. They wore a long cloak with a hood, pulled over their head.
"Do you find them?" they asked. The voice was soft and whispery. It was like soft silk rustling in the wind. Some had described their voice as willowy. The imp shook their head.
"No, unfortunately." they said disappointed.
The figure sighed. "Oh."
The imp glared. "'Oh?' All you can say is 'Oh'?"
The figure sighed again. "You can change into your true form now, Midna."
The imp nodded. Her body glowed dark and became taller. The dark aura disappeared. Midna shook her head and looked at the figure.
(A/N: I'm too lazy to describe Midna's true form so here's a link to her form. Just copy it and paste it in the web site address bar. ./zelda/images/d/d0/Midna's_True_)
Midna glared at the figure.
"Look, they were Zant's archenemy. I doubt he would kill them. I mean, look at us. We're useless to him. Why has he kept us alive after all these years?" said the figure quietly.
"Princess..."
The figured turned around and faced Midna. (.com/images/legend_of_zelda_twilight_princess_)
"Please Midna, after all these years, I've told you to call me Zelda." Zelda removed her hood and looked back out the window.
"You believe... that they're still... alive?" asked Midna.
Zelda smiled. "Yes. And I have proof." Midna cocked her head. "One of the Phantoms told me."
Midna's jaw drop. "B-but the Phantoms-!"
"The spell is weakening."
"Spell?"
"Phantoms are the guardians of the vault that lies below the castle. They will not attack those with a good heart but they were possessed by a spell that allowed an evil sprit to take control. The spell has weakened and on one Phantoms, completely disappeared." said Zelda.
"How deep do these vaults go?"
Zelda shrugged. "No one knows. Only the Phantoms know. The one I spoke to was the Head Chief Phantom. He's the one who guards the dungeon. He said there was someone, or two someone's, in the largest dungeon the farthest away from the entrance. Here," She handed Midna a scroll. "Take this."
Midna took the scroll. "What is this?" she unrolled the scroll. It was a map but it was different from the one Link used to navigate the castle.
"It's a map. The complete map of the castle. It shows all three hundred seventy-one exits out of the castle."
Midna looked up. "Three hundred seventy-one!?"
Zelda nodded. "Only ten exits are known by the staff." Zelda took the map and unrolled it. "Here," she pointed to a large room on the bottom floor. "And we are here," she pointed to the room on the upper left corner. "You have to go down thirty-five floors to get the bottom floor. These small black dots represent the Phantoms that would turn you in if they caught you. These blue, red, gold, gray, green, and larger black dots represent Phantoms that would not turn you in. These lime green dots are swingers. If an evil Phantom is near, they'll turn you in. If a good Phantom is near, they'll leave you alone. If there is no one there, be warned. You never know what they'll do. So when you get down the stairs, take a left and wait for the Phantom to go by. Then head down the way he came and push in the hind of the one-eyed witch. Slip in and crawl through the passage to the end. It'll get you inside the cells. Then open the trapdoor slightly and look through to check that there are no Phantoms. Then crawl out of the trapdoor. Then turn and open the cell door. There should be Link and Linya. I suggest you not wear your royal clothes."
"Experience?"
"Uh-huh."
"Okay. I'll be heading out now." Midna grabbed the map and headed down the stairs. She ran quickly down the stairs to the basement. She pressed her back against the wall and waited as heavy clunking came closer. She poked her head around then pulled it back quickly. A Phantom was heading her way. She checked the map.
"Crap." she muttered. The map marked the Phantom that walked this floor was the Head Phantom that reported directly to Zant. (./2008/08/legend_of_zelda_twilight_princess_)
She held her breath and waited for him to past. She heard his footstep get fainter then disappear. She let out a sigh of relief and walked cautiously toward the one-eyed witch. She pressed her back against the wall. Midna pressed in the hind of the statue and crawled through the opening.
"Ugh. This is so wrong." she muttered. She crawled through the tunnel toward the end. She reached the trapdoor, muttering about how her clothes were ruined when she froze.
"Hey! Did you hear something?" said a really deep voice.
"No, you're hearing things. Hello? I've got better hearing than you." said a slightly lighter voice.
"Yeah yeah yeah. Don't show off you dumbass."
"Oh? Dumbass? Go do your rounds."
"Sure thing chief."
Midna heard large footsteps go overhead and disappear. She held still and waited for the other to leave.
"Princess!" whispered a voice.
Midna stopped breathing.
"It is safe to come out now."
Midna hesitated but pushed the trapdoor open. A hand was extended down to her and she took it. She pulled herself up and brushed the dust off of her. She looked at the person who helped her out and was shocked to find that it was a large gold Phantom.
"Now, that you are safe and sound, I must go do my rounds." the Phantom saluted, turned around, and lumbered off. Midna stood there, slightly stunned before she shook her head. She closed the trapdoor and looked around to figure out where she was. She saw that she was three cells down from where she needed to be. She walked quietly to the cell and peered in. The light from the torches did little to illuminate the corridor so the cell was dark. She could see two faint shadows in the back off the cell.
"Link! Linya!" she hissed, trying to see if it was them. The shadows didn't respond or move. As her eyes adjusted, she could see that their hands were bound to the wall by their wrists, though it looked like they weren't bound elsewhere. She pushed on the door, and to her surprise, it opened. It slid to the left, just enough to allow her to slip through.
The cell was enormous. Eight men lying head-to-toe could have fit comfortably widthwise and six men lengthwise. The two figures were against the back wall, sitting, with their arms extended above their heads. They were in the center with enough space between them to allow a full-grown man to lie comfortably. They had their heads tuck against their chest, hair covering their face.
There was not a single doubt in Midna's mind. It was definitely Link and Linya.
The forest green tunic was dull and worn, frayed at the seems, edges, and stitches. The leather they wore looked stiff and brittle. The leggings were dusty and dirty, caked with dirt. The visible chain mail was rusted and some of the links were broken. Any metal they were wearing was rusted, including the shields and swords they carried. Their hair was longer than Midna remembered, if she had to guess, twice as long from when she last saw them. It was also dirty and greasy. Midna was frightened for they were not moving, but to her relief, she saw their chests rising and falling, but barely.
She knelt in front of the one whose hair was shorter and looked closely. "Link?" she whispered. The figure did not move. She gingerly took their chin and raised their head to see their face.
Midna's breath caught in her throat, it felt like time had stopped.
"No..." she whispered. She couldn't believe it.
The person in front of her was definitely Link, but....
He looked like a corpse....
His skin was deathly white and hung off his bones. It was wrinkled and clammy. He had huge bruises under his eyes and absolutely no color. It looked like he had never seen the light of day. Midna realized that his clothes hung off of him. He was literally skin and bones. She looked at Linya, who was also in the same condition.
Midna let Link's chin go and walked to the middle of the room. She knelt and drew a rune in the dust. She placed her hand on it and the rune glowed blue. It was a swirling rune that was between curved and straight. The room disappeared and Midna was kneeling in the bedchamber. Zelda looked up from the book she was reading, startled.
"I found them." a smile appeared on Zelda's face. "But your not going to like how they look."
Midna took her hand and activated the rune. When they appeared in the cell, Zelda gasped. Her hand rose to her mouth shakily. She looked at them in horror. She quickly ran to Link's side and gingerly held his face. She touched a finger to the binds, a small spark traveled between her finger and the binds. The binds shattered, causing Link's hand to fall to his sides. Zelda caught him and held him gently. She looked at Midna, who held Linya.
Zelda turned to Link and hovered her hand over his body as she ran it over him. She closed her eyes and brought her hand to her forehead. She was silent for a little bit before she turned to Midna.
"Be very gentle with her," she warned. "They are malnourished, so their bones are extremely fragile. They will break very easily."
Zelda gingerly stood up, being very careful. Midna stood up as well and activated the rune. They warped to the bedchamber and Zelda quickly went to work.
"Midna, place her on the bed. Now, gently remove her clothes till she's in her undershirt and leggings. Good, very good. Now," she stood up straight and looked around. Link and Linya were on the pallets, under the sheets. "Where's Kiki? She wondered.
Midna shrugged. "Don't know."
Zelda sighed. "We need to get some food in them. They haven't had anything to eat in a while." Zelda sighed again. She sat down on the chair and rested her head in her hands.
"Um, excuse me?" Zelda and Midna looked up. A blue haired girl poked her head in.
"Kiki!" Zelda knelt in front of the small girl and took her shoulders. "Kiki, I need you to go down to the kitchen and bring up two bowls of soup, but make sure your not seen by the Phantoms. Can you do that?"
Kiki nodded. "Go, quickly!" Kiki ran out of the room and down the stairs. Zelda sat on the chair. She picked up the book she was reading and continued. After a few minutes, Kiki came back with a tray with two bowls of soup, glasses of water, and a white powder.
"Ummm, the cook gave me a uhh mulitvi-vi..."
Zelda smiled and took the tray. She placed the tray next to the pallet and placed a hand Kiki's shoulder. "Thank you." she said. She kissed Kiki's forehead and pushed her out the door. She handed Midna a bowl of soup and tool the other. She carefully spooned its continents into Link's mouth. Midna did the same with Linya. After the bowl was emptied, Zelda mixed the powder into the water till it dissolved. She then poured the water down his throat. She gently wiped the excess from his lips. Midna did the same.
They repeated this process for several months. Slowly, Link and Linya got healthier. Color returned to their cheeks and face. They started regrowing muscle, filling out their clothes and such. But they would not wake up. Finally, after eight months, one of them woke up...
It was after the evening meal and Midna and Zelda were winding down for the night. Zelda was reading a book and Midna was knitting. Zelda looked up at the two sleeping figures on the pallets. They had a healthy pink glow and their cheeks were flushed from the heat of the summer night. Link was just as muscular as he was the last time they had seen him. Linya was just as beautiful as she was before, if not more. Zelda looked back at her book and continued reading. They both heard a small groan and both their heads snapped up in the direction of the noise.
Linya stirred slightly and groaned again. She opened her eyes to slits and then closed them. She slowly opened her eyes wider and wider. When her eyes were fully opened, she blinked rapidly. She looked around before she sat up. She held her head before she looked up.
"Where... Am....I?" she asked. Her voice was cracked and dry. It was so hoarse that it was quieter than a whisper. She swallowed several times and tried to speak again.
Zelda placed her book down and quickly ran to her side. She picked up a glass of water next to the bed and brought it to Linya's lips. She tipped it and allowed her to drink. Linya gulped it down greedily and snatched the glass she drained every last drop from it. She placed it down and started coughing. Zelda held her quaking shoulders steady until she stopped. She spoke again.
"How long has it been since Link and I were captured?" she rasped.
Zelda sighed. "We've been taking care of you for the past eight months, but," she sighed again." You've been captured for over a hundred years."
Linya froze. "A hundred years?" she rasped, clearly frightened.
Zelda nodded. "Yes. That's how long Zant's been ruling."
Linya relaxed. "Thank god." her voice was starting to return.
"Huh? Zant? Ruling for a hundred years? Of both realms is good? Have you lost your damn mind!?" asked Midna.
Linya glared. "I have not." she snarled. She sighed and held her forehead. "So, a hundred years, and the three of you haven't aged a day..." she groaned. "Looks like he used THAT... I told him to never use it."
Midna and Zelda looked at each other, then at her. "What are you talking about?" they said in unison.
She looked at them. "Long story."
"So?" said Midna, "Give us a summary."
Linya looked at her, obviously annoyed. "The shortened version would take several WEEKS to tell."
Zelda's eyebrows shot up. "Weeks? How long is this story?"
Linya ran a hand through her hair and thought about it. "Very long."
Midna stared at her for a while. Then she set down her knitting. She walked up to Linya and put her face inches from hers. "Not good enough. How long?" she said deadly.
Linya stared right back before she looked away. She muttered something quietly.
"Eh? Speak up."
Linya looked up at her in the eyes. She looked like she was about to cry. "You wouldn't understand."
Midna snorted. "Try me."
Linya looked away. "The only way I could tell you was if we go to Malitom." she said quietly.
"Why?"
"It," she hesitated. "Would make it easier for you to understand. I'm not the best story teller." she said the last bit blushing slightly. She looked over at Link. "He hasn't woken up yet?"
Zelda shook her head. "You were the first one to wake up. We haven't gotten a response from him at all."
"Not one?"
"No. He hasn't moved at all."
Emotions swept across Linya's face. A mixture of horror, shock, fear, fright, scared, worry, disbelief, anger, sorrow, curiosity, rage, surprise, and sadness, quickly crossed her face. Her face contorted into the scariest thing they had ever seen. Midna even took a couple of steps back.
Linya had clenched her jaw so tightly that her veins were bulging. Her lips were pulled back so far that they were white. Her mouth was in the most feral snarl that would have caused Darkhammer to run away screaming, and he was as dangerous as Ganondorf in his giant pig-beast form. Her eyes were wide and blazing from a fire within. Her irises (the colored part of the eyes) were nearly invisible. Her pupils (the black circle in the center) had dilated (shrunk) to the head of a pin. Her hands were gripping the sheets so tightly that her hands were completely white. Her body was extremely tense, so much that it looked a slight breeze would set her off. She gripped her head and spoke rapidly in a language that Midna and Zelda had never heard of, nor the sounds that were coming out of her mouth could have ever been spoken.
It sounded like a blazing fire, a roaring ocean, the wind gusting through trees, the earth splitting open (Earthquake), and four other noises that were strange to Midna and Zelda.
One of them sounded so strange that the could not begin to describe it. It was high pitched and floaty, making their hearts soar. A word came to mind when they heard that noise: light. Another one was just as equally strange. It was low and heavy, sounding ominous and gloomy. They thought of the word "darkness" when they heard it. Another one was frightening and foreign sounding. It was crackling like when firewood was burning, but more deep and it echoed. At the same time, a low rumble was there. A word popped into their heads that confused them.
They knew the meaning of "light" but didn't understand why "-ning" was at the end. And what was "thunder?" The last noise was stranger than the others. It sounded like metal-on-metal, a duller metal-on-metal, a thudding noise, two solid objects clashing into each other, something that sounded like running water, and a zinging noise that was louder than the others, but didn't drown them out. And a noise that didn't sound like it came from the earth.
All at the same time.
Linya spoke in this language for several minutes before she stopped. She had tears running down face like waterfalls. The room seemed to suck all noise from the room after the clamor.
After several minutes, Zelda spoke. "What... was that?" she was confused, shocked, frightened, curious, and scared, all at once. She felt a massive headache coming on.
"My natural language." said Linya. "The language of my people. Of course, they also speak six or seven-"
"What!? Six or seven!? I only know four!" exclaimed Zelda. "Old Hylian syllabary, Modern Hylian script, Hylian alphabet, both ways, and Jasmica!"
(Italian. Jasmica sounds cooler than Italian. It's the language Zelda will be speaking when she casts a spell. [If she casts one at all.])
"Six or seven THOUSAND." finished Linya. "And that's the languages that you Hylians, humans, and Twili, could attempt to speak. They probably speak, oh, give me a sec," Linya's lips moved rapidly but no sound came out. She seemed to be counting something. This continued for several minutes. After half an hour, Linya stopped suddenly. She seemed to be trying to recall something. She sighed and let her hands fall.
"Damn. Lost count. If I had to guess, over one hundred million total." she heard a noise and looked over at Midna. She seemed to be struggling for breath. Zelda was silent but she seemed beyond shocked.
"What?" Linya seemed oblivious to why they were acting like they were.
"That many?" whispered Zelda. Linya nodded.
She looked out the window. "Back on the subject that we started with, if we want to get to Malitom, we need to move quickly." Linya got off the pallets and stood up straight. She stretched her body till the noises stopped. She placed her hands on her chest, with them one on top of each other.
"Dea della scienza e della matematica, l'uso del carbonio in aria per creare l'armatura tramandata attraverso le generazioni."
A light glowed around her hands and then around her body. It glowed brightly that it hid her body. Then, it disappeared, revealing her in the armor she wore with Link, along with her swords and shield. The green tunic and cap was brighter and a deeper shade of green than before. The leggings and shirt was a blinding white. The leather looked stronger and sturdier than ever. The chain mail and metal was clean and rust free. But the swords and shield was different.
It was diamond and silver. The handles of the swords were silver while the blade was the clearest diamond. The shield's edges and emblem were silver while the royal blue part was diamond. There also was a long, thin bag hanging from her belt at her right hip. It was as long as her forearm and no bigger than an inch around.
She turned around and looked at them. Her face was slightly different. Her face was more angular and sharp. Her irises were a deeper blue than before.
She walked over to Link and placed a hand on his chest. His armor appeared in a flash of light as well as his weapons. She hooked an arm under his knees and wrapped an arm behind his back. She picked him up and supported his torso. His head rested against the side of her neck. She looked down at him, caringly, before she headed toward the door. She looked back at Midna and Zelda.
"Are you guys coming or not?" she said before she headed down the stairs. They looked at each other before quickly following. They made it all the way to the main floor before Linya stopped them. She pressed her back against the wall and held Link closer. Zelda and Midna heard the heavy footsteps of a Phantom. It past by and Linya strode out the door. She walked down the steps and into the middle of the courtyard, in plain sight. There were several shouts and loud clangs echoed through the castle.
"Someone's trying to escape!"
"It's the prisoner!"
"She's got the other!"
Linya stood still as chaos took the castle. The shouts became louder as Zelda and Midna ran out to her. Zelda looked at Linya. She had her eyes closed. Her eyes snapped open and she looked at the sky. The sky turned dark and clouds swirled. A loud roar echoed across the land.
Wings cut through the clouds, flapping. A body slid out from the clouds and flew down to Linya. She looked at it and spoke.
"ARGAROK, MASTER OF THE SKY, HEED MY CALL!!!" she yelled. Her voice was deeper and echoed. Argarok roared and landed in front of her. Another dragon landed next to him, smaller and jet-black.
"Zelda! Midna! Get on Chaos!" she yelled, voice normal. She hopped up on Argarok and placed Link in front of her. She wrapped an arm around him and took a hold of the spike in front of them. Zelda and Midna were on the smaller black dragon. Both dragons took off as arrows rained down. They flew up high and above the clouds. The dragons flew long and fast. Both Zelda and Midna felt really sleepy.
"Hey you guys, it's a long trip to Malitom so why don't you get some sleep?" asked Linya.
"Good idea." said Zelda as she yawned. Both her and Midna where out in seconds.
^How long do you think you can keep up the spell?^ asked Linya mentally.
^Forever, if need be.^ said Argarok mentally.
^We don't need to. Go low and fast.^
^Understood.^ Argarok dived and the small dragon followed. They straightened out and flew over the desert. Linya raised her hand and said a spell.
"Dee di spazio e tempo, ti permettono di creare uno strappo nel tempo e nello spazio per tornare al campo sono venuti!" Argarok roared as she finished the spell.
A large bang echoed around them and the air and land contracted around them. The sky turned dark and filled with stars. The sand turned a deep red and large dunes appeared. Linya collapsed slightly.
^Are you okay?^
"Yeah, I'm fine," she panted. "Just drained." she looked straight ahead. "Up a head. There are ruins up ahead in which we can stop."
Argarok grunted and flew lower. The other dragon followed. In a few minutes, ruins started appearing. In another fifteen minutes, they landed in the ruin's main central square. Argarok was lying down with his wings spread out. He was curled up with Linya resting on the side of neck near the base. She had Link's head in her lap and was stroking his hair. She looked down at him lovingly.
^You really do care about him, don't you?^ asked Argarok.
"Yeah, I do." she said. She yawned widely and laid Link down on his back. She laid down next to him and wrapped an arm around him protectively.
^Do you mind if I look through your memories?^ asked Argarok as he curled up around them. The smaller dragon did the same with Zelda and Midna.
"No, I don't." said Linya as she fell asleep. Argarok looked through her memories as she slept. He draped a wing over them to protect them from the sand. Several hours later, still dark, they were in flight. Midna and Zelda were still asleep.
^When does the sun rise?^
^It doesn't.^ Argarok missed a flap, dropping a few feet before flapping harder to regain altitude.
^What?^
^This is The Desert of Night. The sun never rises in here.^
Argarok was silent after reviving this thought. They were silent for several hours before Argarok spoke.
^How long is it till we reach our destination?^
^We need to land. If we fly in close, we'll be killed.^ Argarok banked and landed, flapping his wings to slow his decent, sending up huge clouds of dust. The smaller dragon did the same.
^What now?^
^We ride. Go slow. Not a jog or a run, but a walk.^ Argarok grunted and started foreword. His claws dug into the soft sand. His tail flicked back and forth, stirring up sand.
^I am not made for walking. I was made to fly.^ he growled.
^Yeah, okay. We fly near our destination and boom! We become fireballs. Is that what you want to happen?^ she shot back. He didn't respond.
After a while, they saw something glisten in the distance. Slowly, the glistening thing revealed itself to be a tall tower. After fifteen minutes, more towers were seen. After five hours since they saw the first tower, they saw brick buildings. Two more hours and they drew up to a large fence as tall as Argarok's head was off the ground. Thin little wires ran parallel to the ground at foot and a half intervals. Something that looked like an outhouse, but neater, stood in front of a section of the fence that had a two large poles next to each other, running up and down the entire height. There were two poles the same height, equal distance apart, as wide as Argarok's wingspan fully extended.
Someone ran out of the outhouse and stopped in front of the gate. They were wearing a strange out fit. It consisted of pants and shirt but they were sand colored. They were wearing a helmet with a chinstrap and a sand colored vest with pockets. They wore sand colored boots that ended below the middle of their thighs.
"Durun!" he yelled. His voice was deep.
" Kim var orada!? Devlet adınızı veya size kırk mermi koymak gerekir!" he pulled out a large plastic and black thing and was holding it like a crossbow. An ominous hole was aimed at Argarok. He pulled his head back, startled.
^Don't.^ warned Linya. She called out. "Gerçekten, astsubay bana silah noktası istiyor musunuz?"
The warrior stiffened but regained composure. "Nasıl, boşver sen. Göster kendini! You sayısı kadar var on ya da ben vururum! Bir, iki, üç, dört, beş,"
Linya spoke, but her voice was really deep and echoed, with a growling undertone. "Size hükümdar, Yüksek Kraliçe Overlord Führer Cumhurbaşkanı Kraliçe Arama Online İyi-tehdit cesaret?"
The warrior gasped and lowered his weapon. "Supreme Arama Online İyi-Kraliçe!?"
Linya dismounted and landed. She walked over and stood in front of the warrior. "Ben, bana silah noktası cesaret tekrar?" she said, placing her hands on her hips, glaring. The warrior dropped to his knees and kneeled in front of her, bowing his head. "Supreme Arama Online İyi-Kraliçe! Beni affedin! Ben bunu bilmiyordum!" he cried.
She drew one of her swords and placed it next to his neck. The warrior stiffened and froze. "Yükselmek." she said. The warrior rose shakily to his feet. She pulled back her sword and turned around. The warrior relaxed, and Linya made her move. She spun around quickly and slashed at his face. A small cut on his left cheek. She turned around and sheathed her sword and remounted Argarok.
"Kapıyı aç yoksa seni idam olur." She said. The warrior ran inside the outhouse and did something. A gap appeared in the fence and slowly widened until it was large enough for Argarok to walk through. She ushered him in but stopped in front of the warrior. "Saraya gel zaman görevi, off-teğmen vardır." she said.
The warrior bowed low and stayed that way. Linya urged Argarok in and the smaller dragon followed with a sleeping Zelda and Midna on his back.
^It's safe enough to let the spell go.^ she thought.
^Understood.^ he replied. Linya saw Zelda and Midna stir but not wake up.
I just hope that the city or its people haven't changed, she thought...
Zelda felt the layers of sleep pull slowly back until she was awake. She opened her eyes and looked around. She saw carriages but she didn't see the horses. They were also shiny and metallic looking. They were also smooth.
She saw many buildings that reflected light and some that didn't. The people on the street were dressed funny. She giggled. They looked ridiculous.
Her body was fully awake but her mind was sluggish and slow, not really processing what she saw. She felt sleepy and decided to take a nap. She was out in seconds....
Zelda felt herself become awake and aware of her surroundings but wasn't able to control her body. She felt something soft draped over her, up to her armpits, a sheet? She also felt something soft underneath her head and body. Am I on a bed?
She heard many things. One of them was this constant and steady noise, high pitched and foreign. Another was something that sounded footsteps but they different. Those came and went.
She heard voices. Many voices. She couldn't tell what they were speaking but she was able to pick up bits and pieces.
"... charme était à fort. Il joue des ravages sur ses systèmes. Nous ne savons pas quand ..."
"... stable pour le moment. Ne se réveille pas mais ..."
"... mieux regarder les personnes âgées que d'être ici. Au moins, ils ne sont pas dans le coma ..."
She started drifting in and out for awhile, then, went under...
When she came back up she heard two voices talking. She heard the metal-on-metal, a duller metal-on-metal, a thudding noise, two solid objects clashing into each other, something that sounded like running water, a zinging noise, and the noise that didn't sound like it came from the earth.
She groaned and the two voices cut off. One of them said something in the strange language and Zelda heard footsteps quickly walk away. She felt something sit next to her and place a hand on her shoulder.
"Zelda? Zelda, can you hear me?" she recognized the voice as Linya's
"Zelda? Can you open your eyes?" Zelda nodded slowly and slowly opened them. She squeezed them tight and let out a small whimper when bright light cut through the tiny slits. She waited a bit and slowly opened them.
When she had them fully opened, everything was white but slowly came into focus. She blinked a few times. She wasn't seeing white, everything was white! She looked around in awe.
She was on a bed with a sheet pulled up in the middle of a big room. There was a strange box like thing next to her, making the constant and steady high-pitched noise. A line moved across it, peaking and falling steadily. She noticed that several small clear tubes were attached to her from the inside of her elbow. They lead up to a bag filled with water hanging on a pole with a name she couldn't even begin to pronounce.
The ceiling above her was white with clear panels covering long bright glowing tubes that lit up the room. There was a table at the foot of her bed but she had never seen anything like the material that it was made of.
"Hello." Zelda looked at the source of the voice and did a double take.
The figure was wearing a pale pink shirt underneath a darker pink shirt. The shirts had ruffle-like edges. The sleeves ended just below her shoulder with the lighter pink sticking out a bit. The collar was V-shaped and went down low. The bottom ended short and showed a strip of toned muscle.
They wore long pants that were navy and thicker than any weave she had seen. There were holes in the pants that were filled with thin white threads running horizontally. There were a few other holes as well. They followed the shape of the person's legs that were crossed and disappeared behind the edge if the bed.
Their face was sharp and angular, with high cheekbones and a slightly rounded nose. Their eyes were the deepest blue that sparkled. Their lips were plump and perfect, now stretched into a beaming smile. Their hair was pulled back out of their face and hung from the back of their head. They had two long tendrils hanging down from above their ears and very long. They had bangs that were swept to the left.
Zelda had this nagging feeling about that she knew them from somewhere.
"Hello. Earth to Zelda. Are you there?" Zelda blinked as a hand was waved in her face.
"Good. At least we know you react to things in front of your face." they said sarcastically.
Zelda glared at them. The person laughed.
"Hey, don't go glaring at me." they laughed.
Zelda recognized the person. "Linya?" she said, voice hoarse.
Linya closed one eye and held up one finger. "Who else?"
She grabbed a glass and held it out. "Thirsty?" she asked.
Zelda nodded and took the glass. She placed it to her lips and tipped the glass. She started to gulp it down when Linya grabbed it.
"Whoa whoa whoa! Aye! Slowly, don't want ya to choke!" she said.
Zelda nodded and slowly drank. She drained the glass and placed it down. It was water but she had never tasted water ice cold and it had no taste. But it wet her parched throat.
She heard a door open and looked up. A man wearing a long white coat over a mint green shirt and a black pants. They had a black belt with a silver buckle. They had dirty blond hair that was medium length. They had deep emerald green eyes and light skinned.
They spoke in the multi-layered language with Linya. They chatted for a while before the man turned to Zelda.
"Well, it's good to see that you're live and kicking." he said, beaming. He walked in front of Zelda and started checking her out. She started fidgeting and pulling away.
"Aye!" he grabbed her wrist firmly. "I'm not trying to hurt you, I'm just making sure that you're all right." he said. He went back to examining her, though, she still was uncomfortable.
"There. All done." he said. He said something to Linya and left. Linya took the pitcher and poured water into the glass. She held it out.
"Here. You need to drink." she said. Zelda nodded and took the glass. She took a sip and looked around.
"Where am I? And where's Midna?" she asked.
"Midna's in another room and you are in a hoss-spit-al." she said.
Zelda cocked her head. "Hoss-spit-al?" she said slowly.
Linya sighed. "A medical house." she said.
"Ahh." said Zelda. "But where?"
Linya grinned and stood up. She spread out her arms. "Welcome to Malitom, Zelda!"
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