Sorry this one took so long, kids, life got a bit hectic for me lately Thanks for the reviews, guys, it's nice to know that there are people out there reading my story.
Still don't own LoZ (working on that, though)
"What exactly is a 'Dark Nut'?" Alexander asked.
"Well, obviously, it's heavily armored, though surprisingly agile." Midna quickly put Link and Alexander between her and the rising mass of armour. "There must be something really important in that chest for a Darknut to be here." The figure clashed it's sword and shield together, the noise echoed in the small room. "Doesn't look like he's here for small talk. Go get him, you two!"
Link sighed as he readied himself to fight once more, attack plans darting through his mind.
"And into the rabbit hole we go." Alexander threw his coat off and drew his blade.
"What rabbit hole?" Midna sounded slightly annoyed at the Crusader's off-topic remark.
"It's from- oh, never mind. Let's finish this, Boy." With that, the warriors drew their swords, staring down the enemy before them. This thing's supposed to be quick, you say, girl?" Alexander dropped into a low stance, holding his weapon with both hands.
"Yes, that's what I said."
"What about strength? How hard can this demon spawn hit?"
"Why don't you let him hit you and find out, I don't know!" Midna kept glancing toward Link, and she became uneasy when she saw the wide grin on his face, the thrill of battle calling to him again. "Be careful, Hero." She muttered.
The Darknut's sword crashed into the ground between Link and Alexander, lodging into the stone. "Well, that answers that question, doesn't it, boy?" Link nodded, shield up, ready for the next attack. "Draw his attention, boy. I'll get behind him and see if I can't find a way to relieve him of some of this armour." Midna watched in trepidation as Link started to poke at the Darknut, attempting to get it to focus on him. It worked like a charm, and the Darknut began to pound wildly on Link's shield, driving him back, inch by inch. Alexander quickly rolled behind the beast and examined the armour for kinks or soft spots. He was not disappointed, to say the least. There were straps and rusted spot everywhere, it was a wonder the armour was even staying together.
"Hurry up back there, Link's getting pummeled!" Midna was pushing on Link's back as hard as she could trying to keep him from being backed against the wall. Link was breathing very heavily, his arms becoming exhausted under the onslaught.
Alexander thought which would be best for slowing this beast down. He then saw a particularly exposed set of straps and sliced clean through them. It wasn't until he heard the clamor of steel falling to the ground that he realized he had cut through the Darknut's belt. It spun quickly and hit Alexander with the blunt of it's blade, knocking him into the far wall. Link took the opportunity to pull out the ball and chain, hurling it at the Darknut's back, shattering most of the armour.
"Good thinking Hero. Now go kill it, or something." Midna pushed him toward the stunned beast, ready to take it out. Before he had the chance, the beast roared and turned back around, even more agile now that it was unburdened by the steel. It brought it's blade down quickly. Link barely rolled out of the way, causing a shriek from Midna. Link popped out of the roll and performed a textbook Helm-Splitter. Dark blood was spraying everywhere. The Darknut staggered and spun blindly, catching Link in the arm with it's blade. He jumped back, the arm holding the Master Sword hanging limply at his side. The Darknut, smelling blood, staggered toward Link, swinging wildly and closing the space between them.
"Get out of the way, Link, you're hurt, get back!" Midna picked up a pot and threw it at the beast. It turned around and wiped the tar-like blood away from it's eyes. They were glowing red as it charged her. 'Well, I've gone and done it, now. Link'll never forgive me for this…' She thought as it neared where she was standing. She closed her eyes, knowing there was no way out of this one.
"You can open your eyes, Girl. You're safe." She did as she was told and saw Alexander standing mere feet from her, his sword stuck to the hilt in the Darknut's stomach. "And you," He lifted the beast with one hand on the pommel of his blade. "never, ever attack a defenseless woman." He pulled the dagger out of his coat and sliced the beast's throat, spraying tar all over. He looked over to see Link hacking away at it's legs using his good arm before it disintegrated into a pool of acrid, tacky blood. "You alright, Kid?"
Link spat into the puddle before looking up to Midna, anger etched on his face, mixed with traces of pain. 'I knew it, he's going to kill me because I did something really stupid. Oh well, at least it's him.' He reached her in two quick steps before dropping his blade and embracing her in the strongest hug he could muster. "What are you doing, Link?" She was blushing profusely at the sudden and unexpected motion.
"If I had to venture a guess, I'd say he was thanking you for throwing that pot. Either that, or he's just glad you're not hurt." Alexander tried in vain to wipe the blood from himself. "Great, there goes another five hundred dollars. Mina is going to have a fit."
Link turned to look at him quizzically, and Midna picked up on it. "Who's Mina, Vampy?"
"She's the apprentice I mentioned before. She decided that she would stay with me no matter where I went until her training was complete." He walked over to Link and took a close look at his arm. "The cut doesn't seem too deep, but I think your arm's broken. This may hurt." Link yelped as Alexander set the bone back into place, wondering why everyone always uses that blatant understatement. Alexander began constructing a makeshift splint. "She's been one of us for about six months, and was quite instrumental in the defense of the Coven she was born into. She also played a large part in stopping one of the largest Vampire-hunter sects in the world. Still fights with the grace of a drunken cow, though." He stepped back and picked up the Master Sword, holding it out for Link. "You should be fine with that until you heal up, Boy. Let's see what was in that chest, shall we?"
Link used his clawshot to get onto the ledge and opened up the large chest. He pulled out a strange blue rod. Alexander jumped up onto the ledge. "What is this, boy?" He took it and looked it over. "Hmm, I feel magic coming from it, but what does it to?" Link reached into the chest again and pulled out a worn piece of parchment and handed to Midna who had floated up to meet them.
"'Dominion Rod: The magic within can give life to the lifeless.' I think that's how we're supposed to get that big statue back down to those huge doors."
Link took the Dominion rod back from Alexander and pointed it at the statue, the splinted arm still hanging by his side. A ball of magic erupted from the end and bathed the figure in a green glow. Link took a step forward, so did the statue.
"Curiouser and curiouser. That's some magic, boy. You worry about steering that thing, and I'll clear the rooms down to wherever it is we're going.
With that, they head back through the temple, statue in tow.
Alright, even more action this time, a mini-boss, even. Now, I'm not a big fan of the main characters being saved by someone's OC, but as I mentioned before, The Crusader is a main character in his own book, not to mention he has 800 years of experience, so I felt he should be able to do it at least once. Reviews still welcome.
Up next: boss battle!!!!
Until next time, kitties.