Chap 3: Because I Care
(A/N) Hello everyone! I've decided to lengthen up my chapters a bit. Norkix has informed me that they are a bit short (while he was being very funny) and a flaw like that bothers me. This chapter is going to be a bit of a mind-freak in ways. The person who may initially seem like the villain is not, in fact, the villain. Saria makes a minor appearance in this chapter, but it's mainly about Link.
Italics means thoughts or someone is speaking sharply, or it means someone has spoken Hylian. It can also mean a flashback. Bold means an author's note, which I will seldom use. Underlined text implies importance. I am unlikely to remember that. Have fun!
Saria ran. There was good reason for it, too. She was being chased by creatures, creatures she couldn't identify, that clearly had malicious intent. Why was she being chased? Not even she knew. All she did know of the situation was that she was at her house and then she wasn't. That was sixteen minutes ago. She looked back at the terrible creatures, which had three eyes, purple skin, and one arm. They ran on all-three's, distended lower jaw bobbing as they bounced. Their appearance made Saria want to stop moving and throw up, but she couldn't; she'd be eaten like the friend she had over earlier. It just picked her up and stuffed down her down it's gullet. That's when Saria ran.
Saria made the mistake of looking up to pray, a mistake she would soon pay for. She fell down a very discreet hole and landed with an "oomph!" 10 feet below. She decided to catch her breath in this strangely illuminated area. Just ahead of her was a fountain, with marble pillars and fresh water. Thank Farore, thought Saria. As she walked up she began to notice floating orbs. "Saria?" said a voice. Saria looked for whoever produced the voice, and the orb flew closer. "Saria, over here." said the voice again. Saria looked in the direction of the voice and saw the orb. "Saria!" it shouted. Oh, fairies. Forgot what they look like. "Who are you? Why do you know my name?" Saria asked the orb. "Saria," the fairy said, sounding hurt, "it's me, Mimi." That's when Saria began to remember her time before being a Hylian.
"Mimi?" Saria asked, the sadness evident in her voice. Mimi glowed even brighter, which meant the fairy was happy. Saria plucked her out of the air and gently hugged her. The other fairies let out an "Aww" chorus. It was indeed an emotional moment, for both Saria and Mimi and all of the other fairies.
Link awoke in a dark, mysterious dungeon. As he opened his eyes, his first thought was Of course. A very faint screaming could be heard from the room beyond his door. His second thought was How do I get out of here, and his third one was Magic. And the thought wasn't even sarcastic! "Corrosium," he whispered. A keese covered in acid materialized in front of him. He told it, in ancient Hylian, to fly into his chains, which bound him by wrist to the stone wall behind him. Luckily the keese's acid didn't touch Link's arms, wrists, or hands. With that taken care of, he proceeded through the door. Nothing could've prepared him for what he saw.
Navi sat midair supported by chains through three of her wings, one of which was missing. Several cuts lined her body, from which a bluish liquid was produced. "No, no, no, no, no. Navi, stay with me!" he said to the unconscious fairy. He grabbed her chains and, with all his might, tore them from the ceiling. Link sat down to catch his breath when he noticed his Kokiri pouch. My luck was too good lately. Something's up. He picked up the pouch and began rooting through it when he felt a bottle. He pulled it out and saw that it was filled with a viscous blue liquid. He ran back to Navi and began to open the bottle. "Navi, open your mouth," he said to the fairy. She did so, despite being unconscious, and he allowed a drop of the goo to enter her mouth. Her cuts began to simultaneously heal and she regained consciousness. Before she began producing light again, Link thought about how he had never seen Navi when she wasn't producing light. She wore a skin tight blue dress, had sky blue hair, and blue grey eyes. She was very pretty, for a small little winged creature.
"Hey, Link." she said. "Hey," he replied. They were both very happy at Navi's health. "Hey, Link, do you know what this reminds me of?" she asked. He shook his head. "This reminds me of, if only vaguely, when we went inside Lord Jabu-Jabu's belly." He remembered now: he went in to save Princess Ruto and acquire the Zora's Sapphire, the Zora engagement ring. "Yeah, I remember now."
Link had just gone through the same hole in the floor for, like, the third time. He sat down for the first time in about three days (which had a significance he would only know of in the future). Navi was flying around his head, brightly, deep in thought. They were in comfortable silence, neither truly wishing for the silence to be broken. Navi had made her decision as to what she would do with her thoughts. "Link?" she said, breaking their silence. He looked at her, silent as he was when he was young. "Why don't you ever back down? You haven't rested in days, you haven't even stopped to take a breath." she asked. He thought for a short while, and then gave his answer. "Because of them. I never back down because of that Gerudo man, Ganondorf, because of Mido, and because of Mina." Navi blinked and said "Mina? That bitchy Kokiri? What do you have to do with her her?"
"Because, first of all, she rejected me when I asked her to the festival two months ago, second of all, she insults me every time she sees me, and third of all, she talks about me behind my back. I want her to stop, and I think being the reason she still exists will do it." he explained. Navi thought for a second to look for words of courage. She found almost none, instead finding sentences of courage. "Link, you don't have to prove anything to anyone. Not to Mido, not to Mina, not to Ganondorf. Mido, well, he can suck it." she said, which made Link think about where she learned all these curse words and euphemisms. "Mina's a bitch. She deserves none of your time or thoughts. Ganondorf doesn't have anything to do with you proving yourself, but you must care about him. He wants to destroy your world, and you're the only one who can stop him. Okay?" Link thought for a moment about what she had said, and discovered how right she was. Why does he care about what Mido and Mina think?
"Navi, you're absolutely right. I don't care about them anymore; all I care about is stopping that man." Link said. Navi smiled. "Of course I'm right. I'm the wise fairy guiding the unintelligent young Hylian boy." Link shook his head. "I'm unintelligent like you're Princess Zelda." Navi frowned. Link, you'd just flail around if you didn't have me flying dangerously close to all of your enemies. You should thank me for not asking anything of you, other than that you succeed in your mission." she said. As was per usual, whenever Navi said something in response to something else, she had a point.
"Remember? This is like the mirror of that; you needed my help, and I needed yours." Link began to chuckle. "That's a perfect way of looking at that, Navi." Their moment was interrupted by the laughter of a certain purple tinted, cloaked mage behind them. "That's cute, really. I wish I could just freeze you all in stone like that." he said while moving and making his two index fingers and thumbs into a rectangle. The move slightly confused Link, who knew nothing of what the man was talking about. "Oh, you don't know me. Allow me to introduce myself. I am Vaati, mage hailing from the Minish." he said, bowing as he did so. Link still didn't quite remember. He whistled and a moblin brought over Princess Zelda. What the hell?! He touched her and she turned to stone. "No! You don't fucking touch her!" Link shouted. He dropped Navi and ran at Vaati. Vaati merely flicked his wrist and Link flew back into the wall. "Oh, man. My boss knows the best black magic!" Vaati exclaimed. Link groaned and got up. Growling, he shouted "Infiernum mantelon!" A sword ablaze appeared in his left hand. Vaati smirked and shouted "Electrosium bolos!" A sword radiating electricity appeared in his right hand.
Link nodded at Vaati, who returned the gesture. Mages were not known for allowing a simple fight or argument get in the way of respect. The moblin, which Link just remembered existed, growled and took a defensive stance. Link whispered "Shadus meus" which caused an almost exact replica to appear next to him. The only difference was that the other Link wore a black tunic, was bleached white, and spoke purely in Hylian. Link was fortunate to be fluent in Hylian, thus allowing for team work. It is interesting to note, however, that both Link and Dark Link have Navi as their guardian fairy. "Take care of that moblin. This should be very easy." Link said. "I'll do it. Good luck with Vaati." Dark Link told Link. Both shouted and sprinted at their targets.
Link slashed at Vaati, who blocked his strike and thrust outward. Link parried and kicked Vaati in the chest and sliced downward. Vaati put his sword, edge facing Link, up and blocked Link's strike. He punched, meaning to connect with Link's jaw, who caught it and twisted hard, breaking Vaati's wrist. Vaati shouted and sword-bunted Link. Link got all of the electricity flowing through it and fell down, twitching. Dark Link was too busy dealing with the wounded moblin to help Link, which was unfortunate. Vaati walked over to Navi and picked her up. Dark Link was finished with toying with the moblin and cut his spear in half, which angered it. He then stabbed it through the heart as it charged him.
Vaati produced a small dagger from a pocket in his cloak. Dark Link and Link looked at him in both stunned silence and terror. "Good bye Link. I'll miss you. I'm ready." she said sadly. Some of the most important parts of her life flashed before her eyes. Link! Wake up! /Goodbye, Great Deku Tree. /There's no way he's going to hold me back again! This time, we fight together! /Of course she loves you, Link. /You're choosing mortality with Link over immortality? /Thank you for finding me, Link. I missed you. He put the dagger to the right side of Navi's neck and moved swiftly to the left. Both Link's she a single tear and charged. Vaati threw Navi's body to the floor and flicked his wrists in both Links' direction. They flew for a split-second and fell to the floor. They got back up immediately and charged again. Vaati furrowed his brow in confusion of their action and decided to merely dematerialize before they struck. They swung, still, though at nothing, for Vaati was gone. Were he a second slower, he would've been in three pieces. "VAATI! I'LL KILL YOU!" both Links' shouted at the same time. They both cast their glance towards the headless Navi. "No, no, no, no, no. Navi, please…" they said as they both kneeled down, Link picking her up. "No…" Link put her in his pouch so he could give her a proper burial when he left the dungeon.
Luckily, the door to his left was the exit to the dungeon. The Links' walked out and began to created tombstone from a large piece of nearby tree bark. The tombstone (tombwood?) would read:
Navi
A great friend and a helpful ally. She helped me when I needed her most, gave me courage when I needed it most, and gave her life when I needed her to. She will be missed.
-Link
Though I barely knew her, mainly spending time in the Dark Realm, I cherished our time together. I miss her, and will continue to miss her until my days end, which will never happen.
-Dark Link
Hey. I hated writing this because I do really like Navi. I only did it because I felt it would make for an excellent story later on. I hope you enjoyed the chapter, because I certainly didn't. Please review, it lets me know whether or not I suck. It also lets me know if I rule, which I'd love to hear about. Until then, if there are no questions, I'm out. Peace.