Well helooo again! And welcome to chapter 12 the long awaited heh heh… well I has been accepted into the program I wanted for college *rejoice* and in the down side being college eats my life :P well here's to hoping my updates will at least come once in a while again sorry bout that, but when your spending thousands of dollars on a program, you want to make damn sure you pass it XD any who here's to the next chapter ^^
Link sighed as he walked into his final class for the day, DADA. He felt a strange relief as he sat in his usual spot, Hermione, Ron and Harry, had been relentlessly hounding him for answers about his injuries, asking questions that required great detail to explain. Details he'd rather not divulge if at all possible.
He stuck to his story about falling down the stairs, and quickly changed the subject if he was asked about his burns or any specific injury, and trying to keep as vague as possible when he was backed into a corner. But here, Link knew the annoying woman wouldn't allow them to converse. Opening his text book, and closing his eyes, Link heaved a big sigh. It didn't take him long to read through the text book pages assigned and move on to the written paper she wanted. It wasn't long before Link became lost in thought, hand stilled, yet poised to write.
He was snapped out of his thinking, however when Harry had yelled something at the pink clad woman. Umbrage screwed up her face in a sort of scowl and said her reply in an overly sweet way.
"But I keep telling you…!" Harry half yelled only to be interpreted
"And I keep telling you, Mr. Potter that there is no way for a dead man to be brought back to life, perhaps a detention or two shall make you change your mind?" the woman stated in her sickeningly sweet way.
"I…" Harry tried again only to be cut of with another lecture, and points being deducted from Gryffindor. Once she was done her spiel she told Harry to see her after class, and that was that. The rest of the class after that carried on normally with only a few 'hem hem's' coming from the toad lady.
As soon as the class was over Link left as quickly as possible, easily out maneuvering the other overly eager students not wanting to be questioned again. Once Link had slipped out of the classroom and down the halls a ways, he slowed his pace to more of a fast walk heaving a tired sigh. He headed out to the court yard breathing in the frigid fall air.
Link closed his eyes momentarily before reopening them catching something moving away and ducking behind a tree. Tensing he moved carefully towards the movement. Flexing his hands he readied himself incase whatever was there wanted a fight. Moving slowly around the tree Link relaxed when he only saw a squirrel. Whoever he saw had left but not before parting a note tied with dusty twine.
Link looked about before opening the note and reading the message written in ancient Hylian. 'Link we have found something we must discuss. Come tonight near moon high to the forest, we shall be waiting' Link eyed the note and studied the attached map for several moments memorizing the surroundings, before pocketing them both.
"What do you think they've found?" Link asked raising a brow.
"Don't know, but I have a feeling we should be ready for a battle…" Navi said wings fluttering underneath Links hat. "I think I feel malicious magic moving this way…"
Link entered the great hall with a grimace as the sounds of dinner exploded around him. Sitting down at the nearest available seat he tried to tune out the pounding voices but to no avail. Link looked about the table before grabbing a few things onto the plate, knowing only what half of his meal would taste like. With a grimace, he braced himself for anything before shoveling the food into his mouth.
Harry grumbled as he rubbed the back of his hand in dismay plopping himself down beside his friends and began collecting food for his meal. The angry red marks gouged into his throbbing hand glared up at him as he massaged them. Hermione grunted and shook her head in frustration, back turned away from where harry had sat.
"Honestly 'Mione I don't see why you're so obsessed with it," Ron said exasperated.
"But aren't you worried? He could be working for you know who…." She said ending in a whisper making Ron shudder
"All the more reason to stay away from the-…" Ron cut himself off as he stuffed his mouth full with mashed potatoes.
"Ron! Don't talk with your mouth full, honestly!" Hermione said exasperated
Ron swallowed his mouthful with a roll of his eyes making the frizzy haired girl let out a huff. Harry looked over to the topic of his friend's argument watching with interest. The teen was shoveling food in his mouth like he had not eaten in a week.
Link sighed as he finished up his dinner before quickly taking his leave. "I doubt he's working for you know who, after all Harry's scar would-" Harry nudged Ron with his elbow seeing the teen rise and walk towards them, effectively shutting the red head up.
"We should follow him. Harry the cloak!" the frizzy haired girl said somewhat excitedly.
Harry looked longingly at his half eaten potato while Ron groaned. "I really don't know why you're so stuck on the guy, he's probably just nervous being new and all…" Ron managed before shoveling another mouthful of food into his mouth.
Harry took another bite of his meal as well and looked to the frizzy haired girl, "He doesn't seem all that bad to me. Hagrid seems to like him a lot."
Hermione looked to her friends and gave a semi defeated sigh, "Well I swear I've seen him somewhere before… I know I have…"
Link walked out of the school and took in the chilly night air. It seemed to be getting colder each day now and Link couldn't help but shiver a little. Looking around to see if any stray students were around Link started walking towards the forbidden forest. He still had to deliver the fairy orb to the Great Fairy in the discovered fountain. He quickly took off his robes and stashed them in his pouch preferring his green attire.
It didn't take him long to find the fountain again. He could sense the fairy's power was stronger now. In fact it seemed to enchant the whole of the forest with life. The fairy mushrooms were abundant and seemed to glow as he passed them. As Link neared the rock face his heart began to flutter in anticipation.
Entering the fountain Link was greeted with the pink, blue, green, purple, and red fairies fluttering out from their hiding spots around the rocks. They fluttered about almost entrancingly as they greeted him with quick squeaks of 'welcome' and 'hello'. Link smiled and outstretched an arm to which a few landed on and began to giggle, making Link realize how young some of the fairies were.
A short merry laughter snapped him out of his thinking as the great fairy appeared. "Welcome hero, and your assumption is correct. Most all of our younger fairies have never been out of our realm. We hope to allow them to fly free on this earth once more" the great fairy smiled as the young fairies flew around Link and tugged on his hat.
"I have found something I thought you might be able to help me with." Link said stifling a laugh as the young fairies stole his hat and flew away causing Navi to fall smiled and turned back to face the blue haired fairy, and pulled out the green orb.
The great fairies eyes lit up as she gently took the orb in both hands from the blonde. "You have found one of my sister's power!" she said excited flying up to a part in the fountain cave. She held the orb up and it began to glow. Link began to feel the Blue orb vibrating and held that up as well. With a burst of coloured light A lanky and tan Green fairy stood before him and unfurled her wings.
The woman opened her emerald green eyes and curled up her green stained lips into a smile. She had on almost a bikini style top that draped down onto her stomach. She had on a dark green fabric draped across her waist with the sides open showing of the bikini like bottom. She had a few leaves in her hair holding her long brown braided hair back away from her eyes, and what appeared to be Ivy wrapping all around her left arm with a green armlet on the right.
Link pocketed the now green and blue orb as the fairy looked to him. "Dear hero, I thank you" the green fairy bowed her head showing of her delicate green and brown wings. She reached out a tan hand as the blue fairy came down to stand beside her. The blue fairy took her hand to steady herself as she landed. "And you as well young ruler of the skies." The blue fairy nodded in acknowledgement.
Suddenly the green fairy turned serious her eyes narrowing. "Young hero there is a danger approaching… I feel a dark energy moving this way. Its menace resonates through the earth. You must be ready young one." The earth fairy waved a hand showing a dark and vague shadow. "Keep your past trials in your memory and remember the enemies you have faced before. Look where is being looked upon." The great fairy closed her eyes.
The blue fairy nodded and handed Link a small glass bottle filled with blue liquid. She smiled before disappearing in a blue light. The Green fairy smiled and took Link's hand as soon as he had placed the potion in his bag. When she released his hand he was left with some small seeds. Deku seeds and Deku nuts. Link said a quick thank you and pocketed the seeds.
"Dear hero I have one more task of you." The woman smiled as she brought forth a rather large emerald green fairy. "This is Asiza take him to guide the Stalfos you are going to meet with. He will help them sense things they cannot. He will also help us bridge the gap between us." The fairy paused as the large green fairy fluttered over to Link.
"Pleased to meet you" Asiza said
Link nodded in greeting and the green fairy fluttered over to sit on Links shoulder. The Great Fairy smiled before disappearing in a flash of green light. "If you need to find me again, come back to the tree where you found my power. I will be there." Her words echoed about the cave before all he could hear was the bubbling of the water and the laughter of the multi colored fairies as they chased Navi.
"Come on now we have to go." Link said laughing as Navi and the other fairies began having a tug of war over his hat. Navi may have been bigger than all of the other fairies but she still didn't have enough strength to win the match and instead was flown around dragged behind them holding on tightly to Link's hat.
Link herd a few 'awwws' coming from the young fairies as they flew his hat and Navi attached back to his outstretched hand. He placed the hat on his head and Navi quickly flew under it with a 'humph'
"The young ones still do not know the perils that we all must eventually face." Asiza said with a calm sigh. "Please be careful!" He yelled as Link left the fountain giving a quick goodbye to the young fairies.
It took Link all of an hour to get back to the edge of the forest. Asiza had seemed uneasy, fluttering from Links shoulder to Links hat to fluttering around him as he walked. When Link asked, the fairy had said he was not really sure what to do with himself never having been a guide or partner before. Navi assured him that he'd be fine as the two fairies flew together, they're light casting a soft glow over Links face.
As Link neared the edge of the forest, he quietly told the fairies to hide underneath his hat fearing the glow would be too noticeable. As he neared closer and closer to the edge of the tree line, Link suddenly felt like he was being watched. Turning quickly he brought out his shield and sword slashing out quickly as he heard a somewhat familiar wet clicking noise.
The felled Deku Baba head wiggled on the ground a moment before using its flexible vine like stem to prop its head upright. The decapitated plant snaked after him catching Link off guard. When the head jumped and latched onto his arm Link let out a surprised gasp. Navi's voice rung in his ears as she and Asiza flew out to identify the plant.
"This Baba is red! That means it can … well do that if you cut its stem. It can also re attach itself to its base if it makes its way back there." Navi said causing link to snort as he watched the plant try to munch on his forearm. Link banged on the plants nose with his shield but the Baba wouldn't let go making Link infinitely thankful for the chainmail.
"Coulda used that a little earlier you know!" Link half yelled in frustration as he waived his arm madly now finding the clingy plant more of an annoyance then a threat.
Navi ignored Link's comment and fluttered behind him illuminating a more familiar looking Deku Baba. "This one is more like you're used to"
Asiza flew over to a large blue Deku Baba effectively showing him two options. "Alright then…Eww..." Link felt something wet drip down onto his foot looking he saw the red Baba was starting to drool, effectively soaking his sleeve and somewhat grossing him out.
"Get off me! Ugh! I'm so tired of things trying to eat me! Seriously I don't taste that good!" With a final yell of frustration Link spun with his sword throwing off the red Baba and killing it. Flicking off some excess saliva link jumped at the large Baba killing it with a jump slice. Spinning quickly and placing his sword back in his pouch he quickly took out his bow and shot the other one right between the eyes.
"Any more?" Link asked taking out his sword and shield and quickly throwing the sheath on his back. Navi looked around before honing in on an extremely large Yellow Baba flower about ten feet away from them just inside the tree line. Asiza fluttered over and handed Link a Deku stick and some Deku nuts. "That was definitely not here on my way in…" Link said aghast. He blinked a few times remembering what the great fairy had given him.
"She was trying to warn me… ugh…" Link took a deep breath before running towards the giant plant. As he neared it, the Baba sprung up and roared. Its yellowed teeth glistened with spit that lolled out of its mouth. Link saw tiny beady black eyes on the sides of its slimy yellow head as its tongue shot out and wiped out at the green clad teen.
"Looks like we're in for a fight" Link said before dodging a bite from the ravenous plant. It turned and roared again before attacking once again.
Well there you have it chapie 12. Hope you all enjoyed it and again I apologize for the super slow update and thank everyone for sticking with me! ^_^ I can't promise updates will come any faster but they will come!
Burning Clutch Out!