Senshi of Light – Chapter 9: Twili Poison
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Link had picked up a bottle of oil from Coro and then he saw that bird from earlier when he was a wolf.
The bird had kept, much to his annoyance, stressing on paying. The swordsman had quickly bought a bottle of red potion that would help him if he felt weak, supposedly. He'd smelled the red potion and he wasn't exactly impressed by the scent of it. But, he had an idea that it would not be the last time he would see it.
Midna reluctantly carried the bottles and for that, Link was grateful.
But, they had entered the forest temple, they found that it would take a while. Plus, it was a bit of a maze.
Though, Midna also helped a bit with it. She would make a quick map of a room and would give it to Link.
But, still, it was somewhat difficult, trying to move around. At the moment, Link was at the room with the four doors, with his head in the map.
He put it away and then he took out the newly acquired gale boomerang. He aimed it carefully above himself and had the suspended chest fall in front of him. The green clothed hero lightly noted that his annoying companion was muttering something and then floated behind, her shadowy form seeming to lounge in the air with no problem.
He took his mind off and opened the chest and took out a compass and held it.
The shadow suddenly moved next to him and smiled, from the sound of her voice, anyway, "Well, well! With that map you got and this compass, it'll be just fine! Now we can locate treasures and the remaining monkeys more easily."
Link nodded his head mutely and put it in his pouch, which could actually fit.
"Hey, I wonder, where's Usagi? She should be here, right? I mean, after all, its been almost half an hour," the shadow brought up the blonde.
Link sighed, annoyed, and replied, "She's probably coming soon, Midna. Let's wait for a minute or two here, I think I want to look around here, I saw some bomblings under this platform."
"Alright. I hope she bring enough food for us, the monkeys, Ooccoo, and her son."
"Yeah, I do, too," Link felt himself suddenly starving at the mention of sharing food that might be small.
"What, are you hungry?"
"N-no. I'm just worried about them. Ooccoo, her son, and the monkeys."
"Sure, Link."
Link chuckled nervously as he went down the platform stairs.
The swordsman looked around and turned to his right and saw the monster that seemed quite common in that area, a bombling. He took out his shield and held it up, with his sword held low to the ground in his left hand.
Slowly, he crept up to it, with his shield defending him, and walked up to the bug like creature and watch carefully as the bug spotted him.
It bent its legs and crawled on the floor and it got ready to bump him, harshly, but instead of soft fabric, it his hard wooden shield and it landed in a mess of explosives which the green clothed hero promptly picked up.
With his hands, he ran the bug to the wall that was just to his right and threw it at the wall and quickly backed away before it detonated.
Instead of a small crater, though, was a a little opening to a chest that was in a small area in the wall.
"Well, whoever made this place most certainly had a lot of treasure…" his haughty companion said.
"Well, there'd better be something good," the swordsman muttered as he approached the wooden chest.
The lid of it popped up and Link saw a
Link started to go up the ramp to the platform but her was paused from doing so by a bright light that appeared in the center of the pedestal.
The light died and he looked up carefully to see his old friend.
"Usagi! You're here!" the green hero grinned.
"He he! Yeah, I guess. I never thought that I would actually be able to teleport! So, are you hungry?"
The blue eyes of the hero drifted to the large, over sized, woven basket. He started to smile uncontrollably, "Yeah."
"Then, let's eat! I brought a lot, just in case. Then any left overs we can leave for anything to eat!"
Link chuckled lightly, "Eh, its actually a good thing. We found a few friends… So, it works well…"
"Oh? Who's your new friends?" the blonde asked while putting the basket down and taking stuff out.
"Monkeys and these two," Link watched as Midna summoned the two strange creatures.
"What are their names?" Usagi asked.
"Ooccoo and Ooccoo Jr." the hero looked at the food being lain on the wood platform.
The blonde smiled, "Anyone else?"
"Some monkeys," the hero shrugged.
"Oh? I hope they like carrots, pumpkin soup, and everything else I packed!"
The swordsman sat down and choose a wood bowl that had small, short white ovals in it, "What's this?"
The blonde smiled gently, "Its a food that was common in a life before this. Its called rice. Its a grain."
"What does it taste like?" the hero asked, picking at the pieces of grains.
"Not like much, by itself. But, if you want taste, put this on it," the reincarnated queen handed a small bottle that had black liquid.
"How do I do this?"
"Just turn it upside down and shake it!"
Link hesitantly did so and he dripped the liquid that drained down the small white grains.
Then, slowly, the swordsman pick up a spoon, causing Usagi to laugh, and took a large scoop and chewed the white, sauce colored substance.
Without warning, the hero's face changed from unsure to excited and he started to dig in, making the blonde giggle and smile.
Usagi saw a back shadow float over to her, "You know, he's starting to act like a wolf a bit with food. Not easily trusting of it."
Usagi smiled at the Twilit imp, "Link, where are the Monkeys?"
Before the green clothed hero could reply, they heard padding coming closer and at the ramp were four monkeys.
"Apparently, they're right here…"
The rose wearing monkey went up to Usagi and looked at her for a moment before the blonde started to smile lightly.
"Hello, are you hungry?"
The female monkey passed a few squeaks around before she nodded to the blonde.
"Alright, go ahead and eat."
The monkeys all, enthusiastically, ate while Link watched them carefully while eating and after they had all finished, Usagi threw the remaining food off of the platform and then turned the basket upside down, where all of the bowls, forks, spoons, soy sauce(As Usagi had called it), and food that had been put in there pr left.
Link flinched at the loud clatter of items meeting the ground roughly on top one another, "Why are you dumping all of that there?"
"The food will compose and the bowls, utensils, and soy sauce were special. They'll disappear soon," a happy face lit up on the blue eyed girl's expression.
"Well, where to next, hero?"
"I need to find the master key now," Link replied annoyed by the last word.
"Well, I think I can sense a good bit of dark power at that door," Usagi pointed at the door where he had fought the big baboon, "Then, I sense a connected power there," she pointed to the right of the door she pointed to earlier.
Link made his mind turn and search for an answer before sighing.
Usagi laughed at the sudden action, "What?"
The boy smiled back, "Now I remember. Let's go."
The green clothed hero stood and walked over to the door, where one of the monkeys got on and readied to swing him.
He grinned and jumped and leapt off at the right moment and landed with a soft thud. He looked over at his friend and grinned, "What's the matter? Scared of a monkey?"
"A-a-a…" she stuttered, blushing lightly, "Well, I just… I'm bad at guessing the timing of stuff," the blonde blushed even harder.
"If you'd like, I could carry you over," he offered, laughing lightly.
"N-no! I can do it myself!"
Instead of what the hero though she would do, which was to try and use the monkey to cross, she walked down the platform, but not before hearing her shout something.
"Moon Eternal, Make Up!"
Then he knew. She was going to pull some stunt to get over.
Before he could sit or call out to her, he heard a loud slap on the wood, which made him quickly clamp his hands over him more sensitive ears.
He looked at the spot of the hand and saw his friend pull herself up and smile at him.
"Ready?"
He nodded and walked up to the door. Then, with a little struggle, he pulled the door up.
His friend dashed in and then he let himself in and started to jump the platforms. When he crossed, he looked back and saw Usagi jumping them happily.
"Come on!" Link shouted.
"Eh? Come on! Just a bit of fun. Go on. All you need to do is get the key and go to that door, right? So, you go and I'll follow."
Link shrugged. It was a bit reasonable. But, he was lightly worried for her safety. He knew she wasn't totally defenseless, but, he still felt worried.
"Well?" he heard Midna's voice come from his shadow, "Let's go! We'll meet with her later! Let's go."
He nodded and continued hesitantly.
"What? The boy is almost to the first fragment of the fused shadow?"
"Y-yes, sir. But, there is some mutant plant. A super version of a deku baba, if you will. He can turn and fight the boy. He is still very young and inexperienced," the voice quivered.
"Very well, I'll go do it myself. But, what of the girl?"
"Sailor Moon? She is with him. The boy seems very worried about her, too. If you'd like, that bug that guy sent us could go and see what he's thinking."
"That bug, Gohma, was it? Well, that might be good. We could see what his weakness is."
"Shall I send Gohma in now, sire?"
"Yes, send in Gohma."
"Link, come on! If you fall, Midna will have to catch you!"
Link was on the other side of the doors to a fused shadow. He was waiting for the monkeys to come towards him and then he could get the swinging business done with.
Usagi watched him jump and laughed. She'd just simply flew across with her wings, and Link refused for her to carry him, even though it would've been easier.
Usagi was really quite amused, seeing Link land face first on the floor with Midna hovering over him.
"Hey, Link! Cone on! We have a monster to slay!" she poked the green clothed boy.
Link groaned and sat up. Holding his ever dizzy head, "Oh, give me a break. You try it with no wings! I mean, it's not like there's a floor a few feet away!"
"There actually is one. A few thousand feet, approximately."
"Well, still not a fun ride."
Usagi smiled and held her hand down to the hero, "Well, next time, accept my help! Now, let's go!"
The new hero accepted the hand and stood, "Yeah, let's."
He took put the large gemed key and unlocked the door, along with making the key crumble. He then pushed the door and looked in to see many pots around on shelves in a room before a normal door.
Link peered into a clay pot to see a fairy inside.
Usagi watched her green clothed friend tap the pot upside down and a small pink fairy popped out. She squinted at the wandering fairy and made out the outline of a woman. But, her examination was cut short when she watched her friend capture the flying sprite.
"L-Link! What wrong with you?"
"She won't die. She'll be fine," he brushed off the yell and placed the bottle in his pocket that went into his Twilight pocket.
Usagi watched Link open the door and held it up. She slipped in and then he entered, letting the entrance drop close and then, it started.
The bars of the door fell. Before they had time to respond to the locked door.
A dark chuckle echoed through out the cavern and floating above the fogged water was Zant in his normal Twili attire.
Usagi narrowed her eyes and talked first, "Why are you here?"
He chuckled again, "The real question, Queen Serenity, is why are you here?"
"I'm here because I'm protecting the Earth! Besides, what is your reason?"
The man was silent for a moment. Then a laughter started from him. It was slow. But, it got louder and louder until it started to echo around the rocky walls. Then, once his laughter had subsided, he began again, "Well, I must say, I have good reason. But, you should really be up in the castle, locked. Maybe I'll take that accessory of yours away."
Usagi held on to the brooch of her's and she almost opened her mouth when a sphere of golden light surrounded her.
Her eyes were wide and she thrust body against the walls and only ripples came from her contact.
Link turned back to Zant to see him laughing his head off, "Well, well. I must say! This is quite the sight! I'd like to see you get out, girl!"
Link ran over and was about to start to bang at the Twili walls when his delicate ears heard something from behind. His eyes turned back and he looked at the murky water from under.
Then, the water from underneath started to bubble. And, subsequently, two enlarged heads of the normal Deku Baba rose from the poisonous water and screeched at the two.
Link heard behind him Usagi call out those four words, but when he peered in, there was nothing of the sort.
He heard her curse and she started to kick the wall with her boot, yet the energy based wall rippled.
"Well, hero. Her highness and I have business to attend to, so I'll be a good hose and give you some entertainment. Good luck!"
The man warped out in the flecks of black and the green hero looked back to see the same.
From behind, he heard Midna appear, "He took her! Hurry, Link! I think I was able to pause their teleportation half way. If you get this darkness out of my way, I can probably get Usagi back."
With a quick nod, he extracted his wind-based boomerang thought carefully before aiming carefully and launching the feathered boomerang where it caught a bombling and hit the oversized Deku Baba.
The left one screeched and it shrank down to submerge itself while to right started to back its vine-like neck. It then darted forward and bit blindly and slowly slithered back.
The mouth opened in annoyance at seeing the, still living, hero. The black saliva dripped and the dark monster's spit oozed into the poisoned water. Around it, the purple became a slightly darker shade.
That explains the water's appearance.
The monster made a high pitched screeching and the Hylian's ears folded down and he covered them. It was hard that he could hear hundreds of time better then a normal Hyrulean's.
The loud noise halted and the hero took advantage. He aimed the gale boomerang with a glance and let it soar through, carrying the bomb mutated monster from its perch to the side of the monster.
It tumbled down and Link sighed. He was ready to just hold his poor ringing ears that echoed for miles on end when he herd the multiple drips of water drops.
He tore his eyes from the dirt floor and raised his head to see the same over sized deku babas with a giant flower monster between them.
"Diababa," Midna whispered to his ear.
Link was about to launch his gale again when he noticed that, in that frenzy, the drift wood of the bomblings were gone and there was no longer ammo at his disposal.
He put the item away and then started to run around his small given island to avoid any incoming attacks when he heard something.
All of the ones present, including the whole Diababa, stared up to the small open ledge and there was Ook.
The large baboon grunted and he blew a raspberry to the monster who was watching. Then, he made a laughing-like sound and he turned his red tail end and slapped it. Then, the best part, he pulled out a bombling that was ready for use.
Link grinned and Ook swung across and noted that he was now, also, a distraction.
The hero removed his wind fairy blessed boomerang and aimed again and he hit the center head. It fell to the land and the swordsman ran over and started to hack quickly at the eye that was popped out and ready to be hit.
The monster then slammed up and it hissed. His friends reappeared and he waited for his friend to come back.
He ran around for a few moments, think and worrying fir Usagi. Then he heard the monkey squeal and he dodged an attack and removed his gale.
The actions were repeated and Link, on the third try, finished the monster off and the deed was done.
The Diababa was now forever dead.
He let out a sigh and looked up and waved to the large baboon who almost grinned back and then left off and away.
The boy looked around the place quickly, and then he heard Midna again.
"About time," she breathed out, "I could barely keep hold of them. But, I'm bringing Usagi back."
In the flecks of dust, he watched Usagi reappear and then lay on the floor.
"Link. I think Zant hurt her while they were suspended in the warp. We'll need to take her back to Ordon.
The shadow floated over and raised a finger and the strange dark metal disappeared in the same manner as Zant had. She turned and her unusual fiery hair came out and blasted a dark warp hole.
"Link, hurry and get Usagi. She looks really bad."
The blonde studied the girl and saw the wounds more better without a distraction.
Her hair was still blonde with some bleached black areas. Her arms were bloodied and her pants were torn at the bottom, as if claws tore at the hem on the pants. Then, the gem on her brooch had drops of blood splattered on it.
She looked like a beaten up rag doll.
He reached into his leather adventure bag and he took out the glass jar and let the pink glowing fairy out.
The fairy spiraled around Usagi and instead of floating off like he expected, the winged woman fluttered in the front of his face.
"You're Link, huh? The new Hero of Time?"
He blanched, "What?"
"Oh, you must not know. But, let me tell you a few things before I go."
The hero nodded slowly and the fairy glowed brighter, as if satisfied, "Well, first, us. The fairies of Hyrule shall assist you. But, we can't really help much. Not until you conquer the Cave of Ordeals in Gerudo Desert. Then, our mistress shall let us freely assist you.
"Second, this girl will not be able to heal by normal Hyrulean medicine. You'll have to take her to Farore or Ordona. Those light spirits. She's poisoned by Twili magic."
Link glanced and saw the cuts were long gone but she was still heavily wounded.
"And third, you are most certainly the bloodline of the Hero of Time. Your looks are striking. Very similar to him. You should learn the legend. Us fairies owe it to his lineage for saving old Hyrule. One of our own helped him, she acted as a guide. Somewhat like your friend you have right now. Then there's a further legend that only a few know of… but you should search that up when the land of Hyrule is not in danger of this dark man."
The green hero nodded and and watched the glowing light bob around and flash briefly, "Thank you for listening! Its been a great honor! Good luck on your adventure!" the light ball bobbed itself up and down and then flew off.
He stood there in silence before Midna flicked him on the ear, making his growl in annoyance at his most sensitive spot as a human and wolf.
"Come on! You can't day dream all long! We have to save Usagi! I'll get us to Faron!"
He shook him off of his thoughts and picked up the apparently poisoned girl and then stepped into the portal.
They reappeared and he opened and closed his eyes repeatedly before his eyes adjusted to the bright burning sunlight. His ears pick up the sound of dripping water and he turned to see the light spirit of Faron floating above them, with his arms around the sphere of light.
"Hero, you have brought back the first queen of the fallen Neo Tokyo to us."
Well, who else would he be holding with hair in such a style?
"Ordona and I thank, thee, for this deed. Please, rest her in the water of the spring and let it wash the darkness away from her."
The lineage of the, supposed, Hero of Time, stepped forth and placed the black and blonde haired girl on the clear water of the cool water. The spirit seemed to melt into the water and the crystal clear liquid shined dully and the hero watched, with Midna probably floating behind and watching.
Then, in a slow process, the dark areas in her hair started to become duller and it started to wash away into the water where it was torn apart and banished from the spring.
Then, with an almost silent groan, she awoke and she looked around. Her blue eyes seemed a bit dark but they lightened up slowly and she turned to look at him.
Her eyes immediately brightened and she was about to stand when he mouthed wait, which she had read somehow.
She sad back down with comprehension and waited. Once the light died down in the water, the hero smiled and she stood up from the spring water and grinned at him.
"Thanks, Link! Sorry for that, back there."
He shook his head, not believing that, "No, that was my fault. I should've kept a better eye on you. But, lets say we go back to Ordon village. I'm quite confident that they're worried a bit."
She laughed, "What? I saw them, probably, about an hour ago and you, a day! But, I guess we may as well!"
Midna watched the two. They were like brother and sister, and they had only known each other for a while. Yet, it was most likely that the two just saw each other as a brother and sister, so far, that were close and trusted each other with all of their heart.
Maybe they may see each other as more then that, though. Maybe. But, who knows? Fate has a mind of its own that was unpredictable and unreadable.
She mused on that though and melded into the shadow of the hero's, following them until she needed to come out.
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So, I am so sorry for the slow update! School just, suddenly, popped out in my face and broke my concentration away from this! I am just, so, so, so freakin' sorry! But, I guess the eight-page chapter is pretty good, for you. So, I hope you forgive me!
Also, I just wanna point this out, I am not (Repeat, not!) having Usagi be a Princess Peach, damsel in distress! I just wanted that to happen. Because the thing I originally planned didn't fit the story. My original plan was something I could not think of something to happen afterwards. As in, I couldn't figure out something to write afterwards, and I felt it was too… too much of a circle, the original plan.
The original plan was, have Usagi be captured and taken back to Hyrule. But, I saw a few too many flaws in it and that it wouldn't have a wide enough variety to have other things happen.
But, anyways, just wanted to say some things.
I have an idea for the story afterwards, but it can be done after the Skyward Sword plot-line. Because, on my profile, only one person answered my question, what should my sequel be after this, and the only answer given was Skyward Sword, so I'll keep the story in my mind. But, that quiz will be up until the ending of the story, where I'll have to make up what the second part of this series should be.
So, if you don't want Skyward Sword after this, then go and just answer that short poll!
Also, happy Halloween! I have done an update frenzy on all but my dropped Sailor Stars Case. I have re-edited the Super Smash Bros. One and I added a new Legend of Zelda fanfiction.
The Legend of Zelda one is based, loosely, off the Four Swords manga. I'm not positive about it, so look at it and tell me your thoughts.
But, enough of my ramblings, I'd better stop wasting your time! Bye!
~ Eien M.
By the way, sorry for any weird, senseless parts, I'm rushing this chapter out!