And with this chapter, that ends my prewritten bits of this story. Chaching.
Alrighty, basically in this chapter we go to Faron, kill some shadow bugs and monsters, restore light to the woods. Simple enough. Rawr.
Some thoughts;
hurr, this one was easy enuogh to write. I decided not to stray too long on actually slaying the bugs because it's BORING. Umm, the concept of finding the bugs is a little different in my version. In fact I switched a lot around, I gave Link NO magical powers whatsoever (Balls.) and I instead gave them to.. me... so basically any magical weaponry (I believe there isn't actually that many magical weapons save the Dominion Rod and Gale Boomerang) can only be operated by Jakie. Yup.
And I decided to make the way I kill shadow monsters much more intense than a little forcefield. I like it because it starts to show Jakie's magical powers. (Yes I am a slight narcissist. Booyaw.)
And, that's about it.
And this chapter is strangely shorter than the rest. Oh well.
DISCLAIMER: I own nothing. NOTHING. Except me. ;)
ENJOY.
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"Aren't you awake yet?" A high-pitched voice asked somewhere above Jakie. The black fox blinked open her purple eyes, vision slightly disoriented. Midna floated above her, her black, white, and teal form hovering. "C'mon you Fox. If you want to return light to this area, you'd better get a move on, but it looks like your little friend isn't doing much better, isn't he?" With another 'eee hee hee' of laughter, she floated over to the inanimate green-grey mass of fur to her side.
"Hey wolfboy. Wake up!" Midna commanded, poking him. Instantly, Link sprang up and began to bristle, eyes stretched wide and muzzle bared into a snarl. "Woah there!" She said indignantly before positioning herself on his back. "Let's see your little sword, shall we?"
She gingerly slid the sword out of its sheath and unhooked the shield off his back. She swung them around for a bit before grunting in disapproval. "You really think this thing can slay the creatures of twilight?" She threw them down and flicked her finger lazily. The weapons burst into twilight squares before entering her pocket. "I'll hold on to yours too." She said, looking at Jakie. The fox put down the bow and quiver. Midna transformed those into squares as well before adding them to her collection.
"Alright. A promise is a promise. I need you to gather some things for me, but it'll be easy, I promise." She smiled as she leaned in. "What are you waiting for, animals? Go."
Jakie growled, and Link didn't seem very happy with the order either. They both went forward, cautious. The eerie sounds of something similar to moaning didn't exactly help them feel less cautious. "That's the sound of the spirit that had its light stolen." Midna explained. "Hurry it up!"
Jakie felt slight irritation irking her, feeling ripples of something beneath her fur. Midna shot her an indignant glance. "Whatever you're doing, please stop." At those indignant words, he fox stopped bristling. What was the imp talking about? She chanced a glance at Link, who merely shook his head and slightly inclined his muzzle in a signal to move. The fox sighed and trudged on. After a few steps, however, large black poles fell from the sky, encasing them in a small arena. Midna tutted from Link's back. "You know how to take care of this, don't you?" She said, before floating lazily out of the way. Jakie narrowed her eyes. She wasn't going to enjoy this.
She hesitantly stepped forwards, Link brushing beside her. A portal opened above, and three zombie-like beasts fell from the sky. Instantly Link began to growl, but the small fox stayed still. Instantly, the grey wolf pounced on the nearest beast, taking large vicious bites at it. Jakie figured he could take care of it himself, and instead circled the other two beasts, eyes narrowed. Distantly, she heard the beast Link was attacking slump over in defeat, and Link quickly joined her. He motioned the one closest to Jakie, and she nodded in approval. The wolf launched himself at the beast, fiercely digging his fangs in it's chest. Remembering their combination earlier, Jakie lunged for the beast's exposed back, slashing her claws in a fury against the beast's legs, causing it to stumble forwards as Link continued his harsh attack.
Suddenly, a loud wailing sound froze both animals in their place. Jakie couldn't explain the irrational fear that suddenly racked her body, and the twitching and trembling that brought her lower and lower into the ground. Link wasn't doing much better either, he was fighting against whatever was making them stumble but wasn't succeeding either. To Jakie's horror, the two fallen beasts slowly picked themselves up, and after a few moments seemed perfectly OK. And that really bugged her. Link however, didn't seem fazed as he launched himself back onto the beasts, slashing and gnawing away. The fox watched as he single-handedly took down one, then another, before another horrifying screeching sound brought the other two back to life. Link growled frustratedly before returning to his attack. "Stop!" Jakie cried, but he paid no attention.
Midna lazily floated back to Jakie, though her red eye was narrowed in exasperation. "What is that idiot thinking? No matter how many times he brings down a beast, it will just shoot back up again." Jakie was bristling, and only lashed her tail back and forth to show that she had comprehended Midna's comment. The imp tapped her chin. "You can't just leave one standing… Hey fox-girl!" Midna now eyed the fox almost hungrily, which sent shivers down Jakie's spine. "Do me a favor? You seem to have powers… try using them against the beasts. Just don't hit Wolf-boy with it."
Jakie gaped at Midna's comment. It was just like what Zelda and the Light Spirit had said. Special powers? She thought in confusion. However, things were odd already. Why not give it a try?
She repeated that phrase in her mind as she closed her eyes and concentrated. For some reason, she felt a pleasantly cool sensation wash through her, calming her nerves and cancelling out all other thoughts. She felt as if she could almost… mold this feeling. As she poked around with this newfound sensation, suddenly she pictured what was going on around her with her eyes closed. But instead, there was a blue patch in front of her. "Strange…" She thought. She stretched that piece of blue to cover the shadow beasts and carefully avoided Link.
A loud, shocked growl caused purple fox eyes to snap open.
Link, on the ground and eyes wide with shock, was staring at the fox. As Jakie looked back questioningly, Link slowly turned his muzzle to the Shadow beasts, which remained unmoving. The strange streams that came from each head had stopped rippling, and one of them still had an arm outstretched as if it were about to crush down on unsuspecting victims below. As she stared, they seemed to… sparkle slightly.
Midna clapped giddily. "Oh good job fox-girl. Or should I call you Ice-girl now?" She giggled. "You seem to have made some Shadow-lollies for us to enjoy."
Jakie bristled. 'Shadow Lollies?' She hissed through her fangs. Link gave her an 'I have no idea' look so Jakie had no choice but to pad up to the unmoving Shadow beasts. Gingerly she slipped into the space where the outstretched claw would usually slam down and touched the body with her nose. It was cold.
"Perfectly flash-frozen." Midna explained. "That solves our problems, doesn't it?" She giggled again. "But if we return this world to light, wouldn't it be frightening to see these? I guess we have to get rid of them. What a pity." She shrugged but formed an energy ball within her hands and shot them into the heart of each Shadow Beast. Each ball lodged deep within one Shadow Beast, and it began to crack from the inside out. Suddenly they all exploded, making it rain black sparkles. They then formed together to form countless black squares, similar to the ones floating upwards around them, as they shot up and formed a portal above.
"Well that takes care of things." Midna said matter-of-factily as both animals continued to gawk. "Don't you want your world to be returned to light? Come on!" She landed on Jakie's back and gave her a kick like a rider to a horse. The fox grunted and took off, Link not far behind.
The duo soon approached a spring, which was the source of the eerie wailing sound. They could vaguely see a clutter of sparkling mist gathered near the center of the water. As they cautiously made their way closer, the wailing sound grew louder. Jakie narrowed her eyes and Link bared his teeth, however Midna giggled and pulled back on Jakie's ear, pulling a finger to her lips.
"Please… be careful… these woods have changed…" A deep voice seemed to resonate around them. Though it was strange to hear the chilling words, they seemed to bring comfort within Jakie, a warm, safe feeling near the base of her stomach. "The dark clouds of dusk cover this land… this drape of shadows is called… twilight."
At those words, Link began to bristle. Jakie felt what seemed to be a cog in her memory start to turn. She was starting to remember what happened before she was transported here, the bubble of black and gold that began to swallow everything whole…
"In this twilight, those who live in the light… become as mere spirits…" Jakie snapped back to reality as those words were uttered. She suddenly remembered the floating balls in that market she passed through, and how, if she concentrated, could identify and almost see humans rushing about.
"It is a place… where the dark ones and evil creatures dwell…" She felt Midna twitch on her back, but said nothing as the spirit continued. "I am a spirit… of light. Blue-Eyed Beast and the long lost Midnight Ice, look for my light… retrieve the light stolen by the dark beasts, in this vessel."
Before them, a strange looking container materialized. It sort of reminded Jakie of grapes, with little balls on either side of what seemed like a stem that gently curved inwards. The container floated in front of them before it flew towards Midna, who put the item in her pocket.
"In the shadow of twilight, the dark insects are as… invisible… as normal beings are here." The voice continued. "Let me use the last of my power… to reveal to Midnight Ice, the locations of the dark insects… that consumed the light." Suddenly, it felt like warm water was sliding into Jakie's brain. She felt strange and light headed. Vaguely, in the reflection of the water she was standing in, she could see her purple irises were glowing a light, milky blue. Shaking her head quickly, she managed to dispel the strange sensation.
"Find… the insects of darkness. The dark insects… they are the form taken by evil…once it has latched onto our scattered light…" and with that, the voice faded away gently.
Midna leaned backwards lazily and glanced at the two with her one, red eye. "Well, what do we do?"
The green-grey wolf fixed his blue stare at the fox, who bristled in surprise. Link gave Jakie a small look that seemed to say 'Well?'. The fox sighed slightly and closed her eyes. She felt the same, cooling sensation wash over her. It was normal, rather calming. But she felt something pulling at her, almost as if trying to draw her attention. She instinctively began to pad towards that feeling, and as she took each step, the pulling got stronger. She heard a sharp inhale of breath somewhere behind her, and a second set of paws began to follow.
And then, almost as if a light was turned on, her closed eyes were suddenly flooded with vision. In front of her was a little bug that was rather ugly. "There!" She barked. She heard a swish of fur and saw the bug get bowled over, and then, it vanished.
Opening her eyes, she saw Link where the bug was a second ago. Limply hanging in front of him was a strange, ice blue orb. It hovered for a bit, before suddenly changing course and floating lazily towards her. Then, it seemed to spill water on top of the fox, but the droplets gathered together before zooming towards the imp on her back, who flinched away as they hurled themselves into a bubble on the Vessel.
"Great work. Let's keep going, no time to slack." Midna said, gingerly holding the vessel out in front of her like it was a reeking piece of food. The very top bubble was now glowing a bright blue. Jakie nodded and closed her eyes, feeling the pulling sensation again. It was fainter, but definitely there. Without warning, she darted off, hearing a gasp of surprise from the imp on her back, as well as a grunt from the wolf.
It went on like this for a while, the two animals racing off in the forest. Occasionally they'd stop, the fox bristling, as the wolf pounced on the space in front of them to reveal an invisible bug. They traveled around the woods and entered a small cabin, before leaping out and going through a dimly lit cave.
As they finally emerged from the darkness, the area they were in instantly caused the fox to start hacking.
"What's wrong?" Link asked, nudging the little fox. Jakie shook her muzzle, feeling convulses in her throat.
"Nothing, keep going." She wheezed, shaking her fur. The vessel was beyond half full, a bit more would be all it took to fill the thing. Midna looked at the fox unconcernedly and forced the animal to walk to the edge of the purple fog.
"Hey, think we can get across here?" She asked before floating lazily over to the piece of wood that was jutting out of the fog. Link glanced once at the fox in worry before leaping, seeming to cover an impossible distance and barely managing to fit all four paws on the wood. He leapt once more, landing safely on the other side. Jakie padded forwards, the fumes causing her head to whirl a bit. She nearly missed; her legs slipping clumsily. Before she fell into the fog she hurled forwards, landing on the ground safely. Link glanced at her again, this time truly worried.
Midna ignored the look and continued on their jumping spree. As Jakie struggled to keep up, her brain began to fog and her hacking got worse. They managed to get to the other side, while killing more bugs and Link digging up a couple. They finally made it to the northern part of the woods, where the fog was cleared up. Jakie collapsed on her side, her breathing heavy. Link watched in horror as her flanks rose and fell.
"She'll be okay, she's not in any danger anymore." Midna said lazily. Jakie growled lightly but felt the haziness slide out of her brain with each heaved breath. Finally, she felt ready to go again. Standing up, wobbling slightly, she pushed ahead and went onto the small underpass that lead to the next area.
They were greeted by long poles slamming down into the ground, barring them in with three other Shadow Messengers. "Just perfect." Midna growled from where she was, Jakie and Link instantly growling at the gesture.
Link instantly took defensive actions to Jakie, protecting the still-recovering fox. One of the Shadow Beasts tried to swipe at the two, but Link dug his fangs into it's hand, causing it to roar in pain. Jakie watched, still fighting to recover her strength, as the wolf continued to defend her. She soon had enough.
She roughly shoved the wolf over with her muzzle and closed her eyes, letting the icy-calm wash through her system again. She found that patch of blue and molded it over the three shadow beasts. Opening her eyes, she was satisfied with her work. The three zombie-like creatures were now frozen in place, two of them advancing towards the cowering pair and another with a hand raised.
Link growled in satisfaction before ramming into each of them with his side, causing them to shatter like glass before their remains created a hovering twilight portal.
"Good job, as usual. Now hurry, there's only a few left." Midna encouraged. Jakie sighed, doing whatever she did to the beasts definitely made her tired. She shook her pelt and raced forwards, feeling a very weak, but definite pull to her system. She led them towards a large, rather weird tree-bridge thing and where they found the spirit of a monkey cowering on a wooden post. Around her were two bugs, which Link managed to take down. She suddenly heard strange sounds, which she realized came from the monkey. She was even more shocked when she realized she understood what it was saying.
"Someone… someone helped me?"
Link, who was now beside the fox, looked in surprise. "Well, didn't it see us?" Jakie however shook her head. She remembered being in the market, where she almost seemed to pass through people as she raced in the crowds. They definitely did not notice a strangely-colored fox with an imp on its back.
"Boy, lucky me. Ever since the boss went funny in the head… there've been scary monsters everywhere…" Jakie then noticed what was blocking their entrance to the inside of the tree. A huge. White. Spiderweb. She shivered, taking a step back away from the web. Her pelt swished against Link's, feeling herself tremble against his still frame.
"Those village kids got led through the woods for some reason…"
At those words, Link reacted strangely. He began to furiously bark questions, but Jakie wasn't paying attention. Her eyes were still peeled on the spider web. The two seemed to barely hear the Monkey's last few words. "The whole forest is so weird now… what's happened?"
And then the last two tears floated towards Jakie, being absorbed by the vessel. As she felt herself begin to glow, and looked over to see the wolf was doing the same. He shot her a panicked look as he glanced down at his own blue pelt, but Jakie didn't feel the same. It felt pleasantly cool and somewhat welcoming. She almost felt a part of her loving this feeling, responding to the strange wave of cold and wanting more. She felt more alert, more alive.
Before she had a chance to comprehend this feeling, they vanished.
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Some nostalgia near the end. Shall be explained later. Har harr. (unless you're all ninjas and can figure it out already. In which case, I say poop.)
Yup, so, that's it. Next chapter probably will be the prelude to Forest Temple and maybe a bit of it. Maybe all of it. Who knows.
Umm, yeah - so please send in a review, because I like them a lot. They give me self confidence, which is lame, but true. YUP.
And that, is all, my friends.
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