I will not be doing dialects, because they are too confusing.
Chapter 4
Many nights had passed since Laird Frederick had sent some of his hares to aid Rewall. In that time, Link, the Warrior of Redwall, had finally met Princess Zelda. Still held captive by Ganon, the two plotted against the boar, and made a pact. But, there was still one other, one that was sent from far away, that was sent to aid the Redwallers and their friends in the war against the Demon King...
"Come on! Frederick's bound to be worried about us!" Two young hares raced across the sands, racing towards the fire mountain known to all as Salamandastron. Maple Swiftfoot and her brother, Samuel. Both were dressed in the traditional Long Patrol uniforms, and as they raced each other aross the sand, Maple noticed something. A lone form, streched out on the shore. "Hey, Sam?" Sam stopped, spraying sand in every direction. "What is it Map?" Mapel pointed at the beast. "Do you see that?" Sam looked at the beast with supision. "...Is it a badger?" As the two neared the beast, it moved, ever so slightly. Maple held up an arm. "Don't move. She might be dangerous-she's hurt." "...She?" Maple smiled at her brother. "Yes. She." "But how can you tell...?" "She's smaller than Frederick. A lot smaller, so she's young, too. Come on, we have to help her..."
Thoughts raced through the badgermaiden's mind. How did she get here? Where was here, exactly? And those voices...
A white paw was the first thing that appeared in her vision. It was flung outwards, towards the sea. "...She's awake, isn't she?" Two hares appeared above her, blocking out the afternoon sun. She blinked up at them, bewidlered. "...What..." One of the hares grinned. "Hi!" "Sam!" The male hare looked shocked. "What? Maple, do you know how rare it is to see a second badger?" The hare called Mapel shook her head and bent down to the badgermaiden's eye level. "...Hello. Do you know where you are?" The badgermaiden's eyes moved around before focusing on the hare again. "...No..." Suddenly, she pushed herself upright, and she found herself looking out at an endless sea. She looked down at the two hares beside her. "What do they call this place?" "...Salmandastron. The Fire Mountain." The hare called Sam looked up at the badgermaiden. "...What do they call you?" She followed his gaze to her weapon, a sword that was strapped to her back. Reaching behind her, the badgermaiden unsheathed the blade, sunlight catching it. She then grinned down at them. "...I go by many titles...but you may call me...Lauren."
Sam raced through the many halls of the mountain, earning many looks as he did so. "Sorry, pardon me, where is he...FREDERICK!" A huge badger stepped out of a lone room, staring at his officer. "...Sam...what seems to be ailing you?" Sam looked up at the Badger Lord. "...We...uh...have a guest..."
Meanwhile, on the beach, Maple was helping Lauren towards the mountain. "...You're not from here, are you?" The badgermaiden stopped walking and looked out towards the sea. "...You could say that..." The two began walking again, but when they had almost reached the enterance, an arrow flew through the air and hit the badgermaiden in the shoulder. She stopped, gritted her fangs, and drew the arrow from her flesh. She then cast it beside her, turned around, and drew her sword. "I know you're somewhere, SO COME OUT." About twenty or som e vermin stepped from the sand bars, all carrying weapons. The one that seemed to be the leader, a fox, pointed his sword at her. "You! Badgermaiden! Our leader wants to have a little chat with you..." The fox's voice falthered as he reaized that the badgermaiden had walked right up to him, growling softly. "...And who would that be?" The fox snarled, giving the signal for his gang to attack. "Ganon! ATTTTAAAACCCKKK!"
Maple stood at the gate, watching as the badgermaiden took on the gang of vermin, all by herself. As more hares gathered to watch the fight, a familar battle cry rose up, and could be heard even over the yells of the vermin. "...EEEELLLLLUUULLIIIAAAAAAAAAA!"
She saw nothing but red. Blood. She was unstoppable, only seeking one thing: the fox. She had ditched her sword, knowing that nobeast could even get near it save herself, and had resorted to her claws and fangs. Even so, scars had been reopened, and the wounds were begining to take their toll. Soon, all but the leader lay dead, and she had the fox in the air, in her fist. She roared up at him "So, Ganon sent you to do his dirty work, huh? Well, he must know that I'm here then...Tell him this-I, Lauren, the Warrior, have come to kill him. Can you tell him this, fox?" The fox nodded frantically. Lauren drew back her arm and sent the fox flying.
Dust marked the fox's path. When he was lost to sight, the badgermaiden nodded to herself. "...Strange...I don't..." And then she fell sideways, to land on the blood-soaked sand. A slience cast over the group of hares, then the gates opened, and they rushed out to the fallen beast. Maple was there first, and she knelt down at her side. "What did you..." A tinge of red was visible in her eyes, along with pain. "...Ow...Maple...who's that?" A shadow cast over the hare and she looked up, only to see the Badger Lord standing over them. "...Frederick..." "Do not worry, Maple. I'll care for her." The giant badger reached down and picked up the badgermaiden, and carried her off towards the mountain...
Later that evening, Laird Frederick took a long look at the maiden that lay asleep in his bed, then got up fro his desk and went to a rather large boulder. he pushed it aside, and went into the room beyond, taking lit lartern as he did so.
He stopped before a hand-drawn picture, and sat down before it. "...Boar...my fore-fathers...if this badgermaiden is the one who carries the blade you saw long ago...may you protect her...and the warrior mouse...for they both will need your help..."
