Three chances, three left
Chapter three
* Link P.O.V.*
"Can't we just stop...*yawn* for a few minutes...I'm tired..."
"Blue, you're ALWAYS tired!"
"Tsk tsk tsk. Can't you two calm down? Fighting's just pointless"
"Shut it Vio!"
"All of you shut it!"
Well that got my three other selves' attention.
I sighed and rubbed my forehead, feeling another headache coming on thanks to those three. Blue as usual wanted to stop to take a nap, Red was snapping at him and Vio, and Vio... Was at least trying to get them to stop, but he wasn't helping much.
"Look, I have a feeling that if you three don't shut up right now, we're gonna miss whomever we're looking for, or scare them right off and never find them. So if I hear one more word, I'm claiming the tent tonight and all three of you are on watch!"
"Sorry Link..."
Using the four sword wasn't such a good idea after all since now I'm babysitting my other selves... And they all had the same memories, so they knew who was I keeping an eye out for. The dream I had the night before showed me that I'd find her in this lifetime, I just wanted to know where.
"Look Link, we don't even know where Corona is in this life, so the chances of finding her are pretty slim."
"I'm keeping an eye out for her anyways. For the love of the Goddesses, if she just pops up right now- Who's that over there? And why do I hear sobbing?"
"Stupid little...Drop dead..."
"I'd recognize that voice and insults anywhere..."
I ran over to the rocks further up the road; Red, Blue, and Vio following close behind. As I got closer, the sobbing got louder, and cries of pain were mixed in. I ran faster, and kicked Dread right where no man should be kicked unless he truly deserved it.
"Holy! Second time this damn week someone's hurt me!"
"Yeah yeah, and you better remember me Dread."
"Oh you're kidding me..."
I looked over at Corona, who was huddled on the ground crying her eyes out. She looked exactly the same as the last time I saw her, except this time her dress was white, the sleeves weren't torn, and I could see chainmail thanks to her ripped up skirt. I looked at her left hand, and sure enough, that horror she called a braclet was still there, but it seemed much more darker since I last saw it.
It looked like it was made out of small blood splatter bones with golden eyes linking them together. Coming out of the gem was the chain that kept Corona and Dreadison connected, which I knew for a fact would turn into an eye whenever Dread would 'fade', a.k.a. disappear into the braclet.
Focusing away from that...thing, I looked over at Dread to see how he'd changed. Surprisingly, he'd stayed the same. Still the same cloak concealing his body(he sounded like a he, but for all I know he could really be a woman) and the shadow over his face, and his hands were covered by gloves. Why he always looked like that I didn't wanna know, and he never let anyone see his face. And I do mean never.
"Link, is this Corona?"
"Of course it is! Vio, we all have the same memories, even you should know what she and god damn Dread look like!"
"It's her...And I'm still tired..."
"NOBODY CARES!"
"Stop it, you're scaring her even more."
I reached out towards Corona and held her close, rocking her back and forth until her sobs died down, then she looked at me, tears still falling down her face, but a look of surprise on her face, and...No I was getting my hopes up. There was no way I saw love in her eyes.
"L-Link?"
"Yeah, it's me. Surprised?"
"I've been l-looking for you."
"Hey!You gonna introduce the rest of us to her too?! Or are you planning on keeping her all to yourself."
Sighing, I picked Corona up, causing her to cling to me for dear life. I walked over to my other selves, grinning as I heard Dread being dragged along and hiting a few rocks with an 'ow'.
"Corona, try not to have a panic attack, but... Meet the other mes."
She blinked at them, then her eyes went wide.
"Uh...Link, why is there three other yous here?"
"A sword I've been having to use ended up splitting me up into four different people. I'm the original, so my personality is completely intact, but the others...They've gotten certain parts of them."
"And...who is who?"
"The me in the purple is Vio..."
"Nice to meet ya."
"The other me in the red is...Well, Red."
"Sup?"
"And the final me in the blue is Blue."
"Not very creative there!"
"Can somebody put a gag on his mouth?!"
I saw a faint smile on Corona's face when Red said that, making my heart do a few backflips in my chest. I'd only seen her smile a few times in the last life that we were together in, and it made her seem more like the thing she was named after. Like all of the pain and suffering she'd been through had been washed away, like she was a gem somebody had dug up in a spot they least expected it.
"Oi! Link! Stop spacing out over your girlfriend there and let's find a spot to camp! It's getting dark!"
"Is she staying with us tonight?"
I looked at Corona, and smiled, making her raise an eyebrow at me. "So, do you wanna spend the night with us?"
She nodded, and I followed Blue and the others since they always managed to find the good spots to camp unlike me. Which sucked since they basically were me...
"The worthless garbage you're carrying Link can walk you know!"
"I think she deserves a rest Dread, unlike you."
"Who said she had to rest?!"
"I believe the world does."
* Corona P.O.V.*
I sat down next to Link, glancing every now and then at his other selves. It was confusing to say the least. Three other Links, each taking after one part of his personality. Well, Blue was definitly his lazier side, Red was his impatient and rude side, and Vio was his more soft and incontrol side. Too many Links, too many sides, and only one real Link. I don't think I'd be able to deal with them like he could.
"How's Dread been treating you? Still as horrible as ever?"
"Y-yes..."
"Will you quit telling people that Corona?!"
"That's it! Vio, gag him, please!"
"Where's his mouth though?"
"Good question..."
I held back a giggle at that, then the horror that I knew was Dread's mouth flashed into my mind. I was the only one who'd ever seen Dreadison's face, and he would've been a pretty attractive man if it weren't for his teeth, or I should say fangs. I was glad that he had the hood of his cloak up all the time other than that one, otherwise I'd faint from fear each time he did.
"So, Corona, you just wander around...Right?"
"Y-y-yeah... I-I've got no where to go...A-and Dread hates staying in one spot for more than a day..."
"Oh really?! I made us stay in one spot for more than a day!"
"I was there Dread, and that was only because you and Corona had been locked up."
"I hate that you're friends with someone who isn't scarred of me..."
"And I'm not leaving Dread, so get use to it."
I about laughed out loud at the two, something Link could always do whenever he was messing with Dread. I found it amusing whenever the two would start arguing, Link staying calm while Dread was ready to just blow up.
Suddenly, I shivered, and looked behind me, feeling like I was being watched from the bushes. Dread, sensing this, muttered a few words that should never be repeated in front of certain people, and finally transformed into a sword while I went to investgate.
The only thing I liked about Dread was his weapon form. A coal black short sword with jagged edges, blue vein like lines criss-crossing their way along the blade, and I knew that he could see thanks to the golden eye at the handle of the sword.
"Corona, what's wrong?"
"S-someone's there..."
"Wicked sword...Wait is that Dread?!"
"Of course it's me! Who else turns into a sword around here?! No one, that's who stupid!"
"P-please be quiet Dread..."
I walked closer to the bush, keeping my breathing in control despite the terror I felt. Who was watching me? I was suppose to be safe with Link wasn't I? And with three other people, somebody should've noticed anyone approaching.
Suddenly, there was a huge gust of wind, causing the Links to fall over, and I struggled to keep my footing. Next thing I knew, a pair of arms wrapped around me, and I saw a pair of red eyes, purple tinted skin, lilac hair, some sort of hat, a dark purple cloak, a purple tunic, and I relaxed a bit after seeing who it was.
"V-Vaati? What are you..."
"Shh, it's okay Corona, I said that we would meet again now didn't I? Well, this time we'll be seeing each other more often, little miss sun ring."
With that, I felt myself being lifted off the ground along with him, and my screams of fright vanished along with me into the night.
* Link P.O.V.*
"Ow...That hurt."
"I'm gonna kill him the next time I see him I swear!"
"Where's Corona?"
I jumped up the second Vio said that, and looked around for any sign of her either crying or on the ground injured with Dread yelling at her to get up. But she wasn't there, then I remembered seeing Vaati grab Corona and just vanish. Oh no...
"Well, now we have another person to rescue from Vaati...And we need to do it and fast."
She is his prisoner now
But how long can you contain the sun
Without it breaking free
And leaving time and time again