A/N: Now the girls are starting to gear up, a little bit of training, and seeing that they're not quite at home anymore. Enjoy ;)
Swaying his small form from side to side, Edo slowly became more impatient as time went by, though it faded quickly as the blond began to shift a little, showing that she was starting to wake up, coming back from her sleep, and whatever night mare that accompanied it. He bit onto his lip, bi-colored hues watching her carefully, almost worried. He still didn't see Favero anywhere, and that made him a little wary, but nothing to much. She'd get here. Frankly he was slightly upset at the Shadow One being a girl... why oh freakin' why. That's what he wanted to know oh so badly. Why. Why did his life depend on a girl. He only hoped the Water One would be a male... that would give him a bit more hope.
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Waking, Chelsie groaned, feeling it roll through her parched throat, extremely aware of the feeling of rocks and grass beneath her. The first words to escape her cracked lips followed along the lines of "Where the hell am I?" Not that she would really find much of an answer to that until she actually opened her eyes. She could hear some sort of nature, but that made her wonder what happened. How'd she get from inside to outside where there appeared to be no form of civilization.. cars and stuff. "What the hell..." She murmured out again, painfully moving a sore arm up to cover her eyes, shield them from the blinding light that wasn't even very bright at all, before cracking her eyes open.
"Hey look.. she's waking up." Chelsie wondered about this voice that she hadn't ever heard before, furrowing her brows until another voice spoke.
"Quickly, you have to go fetch her gear. The blade!" Blade? Like sword?! What?! Gear?! Was this some sort of cruel prank?! All right what game show was she on really! Grunting, she drew in a deep breath in frustration.
"Right!" Starting to sit up, a growl rolled up out of her chest, squinting her eyes before letting her arm drop, exposing her eyes to the harsh light that she wasn't used to. It was difficult to even adjust back, so she attempted in assisting herself, moving her arm back up to shield her eyes, then slowly pulled her arm back down, her eyes adjusting far easier. The scene before her burst to life and color, lots of green... a forest. How'd she get here?
"What the..." She whispered. Things started coming back to mind, and the forest seemed familiar, then she suddenly recognized it. "The... wha.. how... who the... WHAT KINDA FUCKIN GAME SHOW IS THIS?!'
Favero followed behind Navi silently, bobbing up and down in the air. Her tiny blue wings were beating ceaselessly behind her pushing forward into the shadowed wood. She had never visited this part of the wood, so thick with shadow it seemed like a nightmare had transformed the forest into a shadow realm filled with creatures cursed with curved claws. Shuddering, she closed the gap a little bit more tightly between her and Navi. Traveling to a secret glade unfound by the other forest children confounded and amazed her. Was there truly such places of mystery left in this world? Favero had never traveled far from home and was amazed by the tall, wide trees and twittering forest creatures. She gasped in amazement as they passed a decrypt wall, shattered rock split its middle and half looked as if a giant monster had taken it into his claws and swallowed it whole. They continued onward, pressing into narrow caves and a maze pulsing with magic. Favero sighed as Navi finally came to rest upon a tall rock, nearest a small wooden chest. She followed in suit and stared down at her waking guardian. They'd gotten here just in time! She'd arrived shortly after Edo with her temple guardian and the shadow one had shown signs of awakening. When Navi heard she'd rushed back to get Favero, who was pretending to be Mido's fairy. She prayed that strength and wisdom would gift the two until the others were found and awakened. They must start their journey soon, no matter how perilous and dangerous it would be with just three of them. Favero sighed, dreading what was to come.
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Arethusa blinked blearily, her eyelids heavy with sleep. They fluttered and closed many times before she managed to raise her heavy head. She slumped forward, staring at her feet. She felt the back of her head, a lump but nothing more, and checked to see if she could be injured elsewhere. Deciding she wasn't hurt, she started to look at the world around her. A maze of tall green trees and plants that she had never seen blazed back t her. Startled, she gasped and looked wildly around her. Surely, she must have slept walked to the golf course or maybe the park. Surely she was still home! Maybe she was kidnapped, this couldn't possibly be...
"Hello..." Favero said from behind her left shoulder. Arethusa jumped and whisked around, preparing to defend herself. She had no idea where she was but she wasn't about to let...a ball of light attack her. Arethusa frowned, blushing, and brushed back her hair. Nervously she stared at the strange creature. She reached forward, attempting to grab her.
"Don't do that," Favero said as she darted around, avoiding her hand. "Stop it!"
A small laugh made Arethusa freeze. She turned, expecting a proper human but no; of course not. She gaped as she spotted another ball of light.
"What ARE you?!" She exclaimed, backing away from the mysterious creatures. "What do you want of me?"
"A Hero..." Navi said absently. She dimmed her light and flew slowly towards Arethusa. Arethusa, backed against large bushes, had nowhere to run. She stared, amazed and frightened. Favero darted towards Navi, gliding right past her and into Arethusa's face. Her tiny hands were little balls as she glared maleficiently into her eyes.
"What d'ya mean 'What do you want form me?', don't you know?" She yelled, exasperated. Favero, feeling the pressure of time, floated onto the ground and cupper her small head. What was she to do? Her child knew nothing. She stared up at Navi and nodded. It was going to be hard to explain everything but they must, and quickly. Arethusa glanced back and forth between the two of them, eyeing them nervously. What was going to happen to her?
Arethusa nodded, standing up. She was fully clad in light silver armor, simplistic guards on her wrists, a small metal band on her head, and two shin guards. She had a small wooden shield and a short sword she'd been taught a few basic maneuvers from Navi. She felt different, and she now knew that she looked different too. Not just because of her blue tunic and silver robe, but because she'd actually aged physically. She always knew she was more mentally mature than her peers and had always figured it was because of her parents being away from home, now she knew the truth. Arethusa gulped nervously, awaiting the arrival of the shadow temple guardian. She winced, knowing that both Link and her would be arriving at the same time. She didn't feel ready to start the journey but she realized how pressing time was. She sighed and hoped the other two were better prepared.