So I am a little curious, how many of my readers are unfamiliar with Ocarina of Time? As I said in my summary, knowledge of the game is somewhat helpful, but not required. I only say it would be helpful because knowledge of the game will help you understand and/or imagine things I neglect to mention. The graphics of the game are really beautiful and very detailed; it really looks like you are viewing another world. I want you to imagine that world, but at the same time, there is just so much, I'm not sure I can capture it all. Does that make sense?
***Also, if you know the game, you will know what the races look like. The races are Kokiri (dress in green and look like children), Hylian (normal people but with pointy ears like elves), Sheikah (look like Hylian) Zora (blue and with fins on arms and a mermaid tail for hair), Goron (orange and rock like), and Gerudo (think desert people…very tan). Those unfamiliar with the game can simply type these races into their search engine and will then be able to be in the loop :)***
The early chapters will follow the game very closely because it suits my purpose to leave it the same, but as I progress through, there will be more frequent changes, mostly to set up KaiShin moments. I use a combination of a walkthrough on ZeldaDungeon and different videos on youtube to help me write this. I especially use the videos for certain characters' dialogue, such as the Great Deku Tree's.
If it wasn't obvious, I do not own the DC/MK characters or anything from the Zelda game.
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The boy seemed to sense a presence behind him. He turned and looked at Shinichi, surprise on his face, "How did you get past the guards?" He seemed to be more curious rather than fearing for his safety. Before Shinichi could answer the boy's question, Ai flew out from her resting place under his hat. "Wait, is that a fairy?"
Ai snorted, "No, I'm just a really, really big bug."
A smile formed on his face, excitement danced in his violet eyes, "Than are you by chance from the forest? Do you have the Spiritual Stone of the Forest?"
Shinichi nodded, bewildered that the boy could somehow know that just by seeing his fairy companion. The boy let out a happy laugh, "I knew it! I saw it, I saw you. I had a dream. In my dream, dark clouds hid Hyrule from the sun. But then, the clouds parted and a ray of light shown to the ground. The light revealed a figure holding the Forest Stone. He was with a fairy."
The boy looked at Shinichi with a determined look in his eye. Shinichi had a feeling the boy wasn't normally so serious and that he was seeing something rare, "I know that dream was a prophecy, and I knew it meant someone would come from the forest."
Shinichi felt that it was time he interrupted. Something told him if left unchecked, the boy could talk for hours, "I'm sorry, but who-?"
The boy laughed again, "How rude of me! I haven't properly introduced myself." He looked at Shinichi and gave him a warm smile, "I am Kaito, Prince of Hyrule."
Shinichi blinked in surprise, and then smiled. 'I found him.' His fairy flew to the prince till she was floating in front of his nose, "Prince, we have been searching for you. My name is Ai, and my partner is Shinichi."
Kaito held up his palm for Ai to land on, "What a pleasure it is to meet such a beautiful fairy." Ai snorted in response, but Shinichi could tell by the way she held her wings that she was pleased. "Listen Shinichi, miss Ai, I need to tell you the secret of the Sacred Realm that has been passed down to the Royal Family. The legend goes as follows: the Three Goddesses hid the Triforce containing the power of the Gods somewhere in Hyrule. The power to grant the wish of the one who holds the Triforce is in his hands. If someone with a righteous heart makes a wish, it will lead Hyrule to a golden age of prosperity. If someone with an evil mind has his wish granted, the world will be consumed by evil. That is what
has been told. So, the ancient Sages built the Temple of Time to protect the Triforce from the evil ones."
As Shinichi listened, his mind worked furiously, "But that means, the temple…"
"That's right. The Temple of Time is the entrance to the Sacred Realm, but the entrance is sealed with
a stone wall called the Door of Time. And, in order to open the door, it is said that you need to collect
three Spiritual Stones."
"The three Spiritual Stones, such as the one the Great Deku Tree gave me?" Shinichi asked.
The prince nodded, "Yes, and another thing you need is the treasure that the Royal Family, the Ocarina of Time. The other part of my dream, the dark clouds, I believe that symbolized that man." Kaito turned and gestured to the window he had previously been looking through. Inside the palace was the king granting audience to a man.
Shinichi's eyes widened when he recognized the man, it was the man in black armor from his dreams. Ai growled, "I sense an evil aura coming from that man. Such evil…I never felt the likes of it."
Kaito nodded unsurprised by the fairy's words, "His name is Gin and I believe he is after the Triforce of the Sacred Realm, but he must not get it. I tried to warn my father, buy Tou-san wouldn't believe me. He told me it was just a dream and not to worry. So it's up to us, we must protect the entrance to the Sacred Realm. I will protect the Ocarina of Time, and you must retrieve the other two Spiritual Stones. Our plan is to get to the Triforce before Gin."
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Shinichi made his way to his next destination, KaKariko Village. It was a small town near Hyrule Castle Town, but more importantly, it was the entrance to Death Mountain, the location of a Spiritual Stone. As he left the courtyard and the prince, a man stepped out of the shadows blocking Shinichi's path. Shinichi could tell by his height and his wrinkles that he was older, and he wore light weight, blue armor, "Everything is exactly as the prince has foretold. My name is Jii. I am a part of the Sheikah, a clan of shadow ninjas that have sworn to protect the royal family. My duty is to protect young Kaito. You are very brave, boy. You are heading out on a dangerous adventure, aren't you?" He looked very impressed.
"I will do anything to help the prince, and therefore, you. Pull out your ocarina and I will teach you the ancient melody passed down by the royal family. I have played this melody to prince Kaito since he was a baby. Its notes hold an mysterious power," Jii told Shinichi.
The green clad boy pulled out Ran's ocarina and Jii showed him how to play the song. Its melody was soft and calming, like a lullaby. At the song's completion, Shinichi felt a great rush of power. The power, not being directed at anything, simply faded.
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Shinichi entered KaKariko village and looked around. It was a small town built at the base of a high mountain, a gated entrance led to a trail going up the mountain. Across town was a windmill and he saw what looked like a graveyard behind it. A couple of houses doted around the town, and the town's occupants were walking around going about their daily business.
"We need to take that path up the mountain, but how are we suppose to get up? The gate is closed and being guarded by a guard of Hyrule," the fairy told the boy.
Shinichi turned to her and held up a piece of parchment, "Don't worry, Prince Kaito gave me a note. I'm not sure what it says, but it should let me through."
Shinichi approached the guard standing by the gate. The guard appeared to be zoning out in boredom but snapped to attention when he saw Shinichi, "Hey you can't go up here, the path is closed. Can't you read the sign? Well you are just a kid, and a small one at that. Guess you are too young to read."
The boy in green resisted the urge to glare at the guard. It wouldn't do to piss off the man that could let him through, "But sir, I have a note, from Prince Kaito."
The guard took the parchment and examined it carefully, "Well it is true that this is the prince's handwriting. Let's see, 'Hello guard-san, this cute boy in green before you is my new friend Shinichi, and I have ordered him to save Hyrule. Please allow him to pass.'" Shinichi's jaw dropped, no way would a silly message like that convince the guard to let him pass. The guard stayed silent for a moment, then began to laugh, "Oh I see, playing a little game with the prince, are you? Ha-ha, ok you can pass, Mr. Hero."
The guard was still laughing as he opened the gate and allowed Shinichi through to Death Mountain.
The path to the mountain was invested with Tekitites, four legged spider like monsters that had a crab like shell. "Tekitites use their long legs to spring on you, so fight them from a distance with your slingshot," Ai told him. Well, she was his partner for a reason.
Shinichi made quick work of the spider-like monsters and continued. He was almost to the top when he noticed a strange looking man-or at least, he thought it was a man. His skin was very tan and seemed to be hard as stone. He was shirtless and seemed to have harder skin and what looked like sharp rocks on his back and knuckles. A tribal tattoo was on his left arm. It was a diamond with three small triangles from above it. It reminded Shinichi of a paw print. The strange man-thing opened his mouth to speak, "Hello small stranger, I am a Goron. I'm guessing you have never seen one of my race before."
"Sorry for staring," Shinichi replied politely, "and no, I have not."
The Goron chuckled, "I thought not. We Gorons only live up here on Death Mountain. Are bodies are more suited to the climate. Also, our source of food, lava rocks, can only be found here. Unfortunately, we can no longer get to our tasty rocks, so I'm afraid if nothing is done, we might die out."
The fairy boy frowned in confusion, "why can't you get to your rocks?"
The Goron's eyes darkened, "Everything was fine until one day, a Gerudo man wearing black armor came and asked our king, Hattori, for the Goron Ruby. King Hattori could see the evil in the man's heart and refused the man, so the man in black blocked the entrance to the cave with our lava rocks. We Goron's are a strong race, and we could easily move the rock he blocked the entrance with, except that the evil man seemed to wake up the beast inside."
"A beast inside the cavern?" Shinichi asked curiously. He imagined he knew who the man in black armor was.
The Goron nodded, "The cave with the lava rocks has always been invested with Dodongos, but before the lizard creatures were so small, we Gorons could easily handle them. After that man came however, the Dodongo Cavern has become more dangerous. More Dodongos than ever invest it, and some Gorons saw a giant Dodongo that even we could not handle. We had no choice but to leave the rock blocking the entrance for our safety. In the end, it will only prolong our survival a bit longer. Our lava rocks can only be found in the Dodongo Cavern."
Shinichi nodded sadly, "I'm sorry to hear about that. If I could help, I gladly would. In the meantime, maybe I could speak to your King." The Goron nodded and led Shinichi to Goron City. The city was built right inside the mountain, and was made up of a series of descending levels, each level being smaller than the last. The king's chambers were at the bottom.
The boy made his way to the bottom. He noticed all around him were more Gorons, all of whom were slumped were they were sitting. They were clearly starving. Shinichi finally made it to the door leading to the king's room. A soft carpet with the royal symbol lay outside the door, which Shinichi was standing on now.
"Shinichi, I think this is the entrance for the royal family's messenger. I think you should play the song Jii taught you in order to announce yourself," his fairy told him. Shinichi took out and played the song, which he had named Kaito's lullaby.
A tired voice called out, "Enter." Shinichi made his way inside. King Hattori sat at his throne, his elbow on the arm of the chair and his chin resting on his fist. He looked to be in a foul mood, "Wha da hell is this? I heard da song of da royal family and was expectin their messenger, but this is what they send me? A shrimpy child? I, King Hattori, am insulted. Well kid, you can tell those fools back at the castle that we Gorons don't need outsiders help."
"But sir, I…" Shinichi began.
"I don't want to hear it! Now get out of my chamber and go back to your comfy castle, kid."
Shinichi sagged his shoulders in defeat. He couldn't leave without the Spiritual Stone, but what was he suppose to do when he had a hungry, cranky Goron to deal with. If only Ran was here, she always knew how to talk to him when he was cranky. With the thought of his Kokiri friend, he unconsciously pulled out his ocarina and began playing a song he had heard her play for him. The song was light and happy, and the king looked up and listened with interest. At the song's competition, the king smiled.
"That was a nice song, kid. My depression is all gone. Wha was it ya wanted ta talk to me about?" the King asked, now clearly in a better mood.
"Your highness, Prince Kaito has sent me. I must collect the Spiritual Stones, including yours," Shinichi answered.
The king frowned slightly, "Hmm, you too, huh? Well, I can tell that you are more pure then that rude Gerudo that came here, but you are just a kid. I can't give our treasure, the Goron Ruby, to a shrimp like you. Prove to me that you are a man, and I will give you whatever you want, even the ruby."
Shinichi's pride answered for him, "I will, name your challenge."
King Hattori smiled again, clearly impressed by the boy's attitude, "I want you to defeat the beast that is in the Dodongo Cavern. If you do that, then you are a man."
"You mean the same beast that a full grown Goron couldn't defeat? You want a small boy to defeat that one?" Ai muttered, but was ignored.
"I will even give you this bracelet. With it, you will have more strength. You should be able to pick up Bomb Flowers. It could come in handy," the bracelet the king offered was gold and was marked with the tattoo symbol Shinichi had seen on all of the other Gorons. Shinichi took the band and made his way back outside the Goron City to the Dodongo Cavern, Ai following behind him muttering "Idiot."
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As it turns out, Shinichi found use for the bracelet immediately. The rock blocking the entrance to the cavern was too heavy for him to move, even with the strength giving bracelet. He did however see a Bomb Flower growing on the cliff above the rock. "You know Ai, I have never seen a ripped child before, but with all of this exercise I'm being forced to do, I am going to be one fit Kokiri. Think I could finally take on Genta after all of this?"
Ai rolled her eyes, "Just climb the cliff and get the stupid Bomb Flower." Shinichi did notice she was trying to hide a smile.
It took some time, but Shinichi eventually climbed the cliff. At first, the flower was too heavy for him and he couldn't lift it, but then the bracelet glowed and he found himself feeling stronger and lifted the flower with ease. The flower began smoking and Shinichi threw it to the bottom by the rock. Once the flower made contact with the rock below, it blew up. "So these flowers really are bombs? Nature is amazing," Shinichi commented.
Shinichi made his way back to the entrance of the Dodongo Cavern. Inside was a very large room with smaller rooms branching off of it. There was a small pool of lava on the floor, but it was easily avoidable as long as he looked where he was going. The weirdest thing about the room was a colossal, long dead Dodongo head protruding from the back wall like some sort of giant trophy. His fairy noticed a nearby sign near the head. "Dead Dodongo…When the Dodongo sees red, a new path will open. What do you suppose that means?" she asked.
"I'm not sure, but that Dodongo obviously isn't the one we need to defeat. Let's look around," Shinichi answered. They spent some time making their way through the caves after that. Bomb Flowers were growing everywhere inside and often came in handy to defeat certain enemies or solve puzzles to open doors. "You know Ai, this would be much easier if the Bomb Flowers were a little more portable. I'm afraid one of these times I'm going to blow myself up. I only have seconds before the bomb goes off." Ai nodded in agreement.
Shinichi used his slingshot to deactivate a trap. This trap was a creepy eye placed inside a gold diamond. When he shot it with his slingshot, the eye closed and he was able to cross a platform that was previously on fire. Why the fire went out when the eye was closed, he wasn't sure, but he wasn't arguing. In the next room, he saw a treasure chest. He opened the chest to reveal a bag full of bombs. "Well that was cool," Shinichi smiled.
"Yeah…hey, remember what you said earlier Shinichi? About bombs that you could carry around with you?" Shinichi nodded. "Remember that sign we saw by the dead Dodongo?"
"Yeah…it said when the Dodongo sees red…a new path will open…sees red…Ai! I think I understand," Shinichi yelled excitedly. He ran back to the first room at the entrance, Ai flying after him. He opened his new bag and removed a bomb. He tested the weight in his hand then lit the fuse. He threw the bomb into the Dodongo's left eye, and then threw another bomb in the other eye. The bombs went off turning the Dodongo's eyes red from the light. Shinichi heard a click like a switch being activated, and then the skull's mouth opened. Inside the mouth was a door that had previously been hidden. Shinichi and Ai shared a look, and then made their way through the door and into the beast's chambers.
Inside the chamber was a huge Dodongo. It was easily twenty feet tall and looked like a triceratops dinosaur. It had a massive horn sticking out of its forehead and more horns on its spine. The monster saw Shinichi and opened its jaws wide, blowing fire at the small boy.
"Run!" Ai yelled. Shinichi didn't have to be told twice. He jumped out of the way and when the beast paused for a breath, he threw a bomb down its throat. The beast swallowed the bomb which exploded in its stomach. The beast coughed up some smoke, and collapsed stunned at Shinichi's feet. The boy took out his sword from its sheath and stabbed the beast. The giant Dodongo let out a final bellow before falling over dead.
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"I knew ya could do it, I just knew it," Hattori, king of the Goron's told Shinichi. He patted Shinichi on the back, which sent the small boy face first into the dirt. The king continued as he hadn't noticed, "the Gorons are saved from starvation thanks to you. All of this trouble was caused by that Gerudo in black armor, Gin. Can ya believe he had the nerve ta tell me, 'Give me the Spiritual Stone, or I won't open the cave for you.' As if I would give the stone to that jerk. You, on the other hand, risked your life to save us Gorons. I like you, kid! (He gave Shinichi another back breaking pat.) From now on, you and I are going to be sworn brothers. I bet you feel honored. As proof of our new friendship, I'll give you that stone you wanted." King Hattori handed a ruby to Shinichi. The ruby was set in gold and gave the illusion of a single rose inside a gold sleeve.
"Brother, I think you should see the Great Fairy that lives at the top of the mountain. She will increase your power. I guess this is goodbye for now," the king cupped his hands to his mouth and raised his voice, "Gorons! Let us see our brother off!" Two massive Gorons appeared at the king's sides. "Come on Shinichi, group hug!" The king and the two Gorons held out their arms.
Shinichi remembered the "friendly" pat on the back from a minute ago, so he turned and ran screaming like a girl the entire time.
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Shinichi made it to the top of the mountain. He had to use some of his bombs to blow up some rocks in his way, but he made it. He found a cave and went inside. The outside may have been mountain, but the inside was made of beautiful white marble. A fountain was in the middle of the room with crystal clear water inside. This was obviously no ordinary cave. "Shinichi, look," Ai indicated the symbol of Hyrule on the floor in front of the mountain. It was just like the carpeted rug in front of King Hattori's room. Shinichi carefully took out his ocarina and played Kaito's lullaby.
At the song's completion, he heard a woman's laughter. A woman appeared floating in front of him above the fountain's water. If she was a fairy, she was nothing like his fairy Ai. The woman seemed unnaturally tall and she had bright pink tied in three ponytails. She wore matching pink eye shadow…not that Shinichi noticed her eyes. The Great Fairy was nude except for vines wrapped around her body. The vines collected to cover her chest, wrapped around one side of her neck to go around on thigh and her groin area. She also wore a pair of knee high boots. "Ah, so you must be the young hero. I am the Great Fairy of Power. I'm going to grant you the power to use magic. This should come in handy later, and next time you are by Hyrule Castle, visit a friend of mine. She will probably grant you a power as well," With that, the scantily clad woman disappeared.
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Well that is the end of chapter two. Next chapter will be the final spiritual stone. That means I think there will be Kai/Shin in the chapter after that. I'm not completely sure though, I have to check the walkthrough.
So as of this chapter's competition, I have one review, one fav, and two alerts. I'm a touch disappointed that only four people seem to like this, but I guess four is better than zero :) But if anyone else is reading this and likes it, let me know! It will make me feel better. Happy holidays everybody!