Link of the Dead II

Chapter 6:

After opening the door that lead outside, Link and the others carefully made their way down the large white balcony that ran along the town wall. Link carefully held up his sword in case a Redead suddenly jumped them. Once they realized the coast was clear, they climbed down the stairs that lead them into the streets of Windfall.

"Alright," began Link, "We must be very careful. These redeads have hightened senses, so we must be very quiet."

Link remembered where the bomb shop was: He spied on Tetra there while she was gathering bombs to find Nayru's pearl. It was all the way on the other side of the island, outside the town, near the docs. Link knew that it was a long journey, especially when swarms of vicious Redeads blocked your path.

"How will we get to the bomb shop?" asked Mila.

"We can't head this way," began Link, "The Redeads are still swarming the town hall. They'll spot us..."

"We can try the plaza," said Salvatore.

"There might be Redeads there," warned Link.

"They could be anywhere," said Lenzo, "It's a risk..."

"You're right," said Link, "Just watch yourselves, got it?"

The crowd began to make their way to the plaza. Now that it was the middle of the night, it was very dark and difficult to see. The only source of light, aside from the moon and stars, were the torches that some of the townspeople held. None of the street lights had been turned on in the panic. Chills ran up and down Link's spine as he made his way through the darkness. He knew at any moment, a Redead could surprise attack him or anyone else, and no matter how many times he dealt with them, it still scared him.

"EEK!" screamed a random girl, "Oh my God, it's one of them!"

"SH!" ordered Link, "It's going to hear you!"

But it was too late. Almost immediately after she yelled, a Redead standing next to the school house suddenly opened it's red, glowing eyes and let out a loud, painful howl. As the creature made its way towards the gang, Link recognized who it was...

"Mineco?" asked Link, "Damn, even as a Redead, she's still pretty!"

Link then ran up to her and slashed her down with his sword. Just then, another Redead appeared from behind the crowd. They all screamed and began to panic.

"I'll get it!" announced Anton, pulling out his sword.

Anton ran up to the Redead and swung the sword, slashing the creature's stomach open. Though the Redead was bleeding from an opening in its stomach, it continued to come after Anton.

"Link," said Anton, "It's not working!"

"You have to attack its head, remember?"

"Right," said Anton, but it was too late. The Redead knocked him down.

"HELP!" shouted Anton.

As the Redead bent down to bite Anton, the Redead's organs and guts began to pour out of its open stomach all over Anton. Shocked, the Redead stopped. Link used this oppurtunity to fire an arrow into the Redead's head, killing it.

"Thanks," said Anton, still shaky.

Link helped him up and wiped the blood from his shirt.

"Next time," said Link, "Go for the head, please. We don't wanna see that again."

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The gang eventually ended up in the plaza, however, they saw quite a sight there...

"Shit!" snapped Link, "This place is full of Redeads."

Redeads were crawling all over the plaza. Fearing that they would be spotted, Link and the gang moved further back and hid behind the pictography shop.

"Now what?" asked Salvatore.

"We could try the other way," said Link, "But there are Redeads there, as well."

"Plus," added Lenzo, "It may take longer..."

"We could just go in and try to kill everyone of them here," suggested Gummy.

"It's too risky," said Link, "I'm trying my best not to lose anyone here!"

"Well," said Salvatore, "What choice do we have?"

"Actually," said Mila, suddenly, "I know a place we could go..."

"Where?" asked Link.

"Windfall park," she replied, "WhenI passed by there with the guard, there was no one around. Hopefully, it's still like that."

Link thought for a moment.

"We have no other choice, Link," said Aryll, "No matter where we go, there are Redeads everywhere. The park may be the safest option."

"I know," said Link, "But it's very dark, what with all the trees blocking the moonlight. I want everybody to make sure their torches are burning strong, and be very alert!"

Everyone nodded.

"And we must be very quiet," said Link, "The last thing we want is for the Redeads in the plaza to follow us."

"I think the path to the park is this way," said Mila, pointing.

"Great," said Link, "Let's go!"

Link and the gang began their journey to Windfall. As Link predicted, the park was dark, especially now that it was the middle of the night. Many spots were pitch black.

"I have a bad feeling about this..." said Link.

The gang huddled closely together from a mixture of cold and fear. Link constantly turned his head in every direction to ensure there were no Redeads nearby. The atmosphere was very tense. Everyone knew that a Redead could be hiding behind a tree or in a bush. With area so dark, it was possible for a Redead to be right underneath them, and they wouldn't notice...

"If I get out of this alive," began Sal, "I promise to donate some of my earnings from the game shop to charity!"

"If only I was able to save Mineco," said Lenzo, "I should have made sure she was alright before heading to city hall!"

"Don't worry," said Aryll, "It's not your fault. Everyone was panicking. You can't expect yourself to be able to save evreyone..."

Just then, they all heard a scream.

"What's going on?" demanded Link.

Link ran to the back of the large crowd to the source of the scream. There, he saw a woman staring at the ground. Looking down, Link saw several mutilated bodies lying on top of each other. Much of their bodies had been cleaned of flesh and a terrified look could be seen on their faces...Or what was left of their faces. Some people began to puke.

"This is bad," said Link, bending down to inspect the bodies.

Looking closely, he found a small brown hat sitting next to one of the skeletons.

"Oh my God!" said Link, "Ivan?"

The bodies belonged to the Killer Bees. They had grown older and taller since Link had last seen them, but when Link looked at each of their faces, he saw that it was, in fact, them.

"Fuck..." muttered Link.

"We better get going," said Mila, "It's still a long way. If we keep going down this path, we'll eventually end up on the road that leads out of town and to the bomb shop."

Link got up and began to head to the fron of the crowd again.

"LINK!" screamed Candy," LOOK OUT!"

Link turned around and saw a Redead jump out from behind a bush and come after him. Link fell to the floor as Candy suddenly pouced the Redead and stabbed it in the head.

"That was fucking easy," laughed Candy, 'These things are..."

Just then, another two Redeads appeared and jumped on top of the sailor, tearing off pieces of his face and arms.

Before Link could do anything to help him, more Redeads appeared from behind the trees and bushes and began to attack the crowd. Some were helpless to defend themselves and were slaughtered. Link ran through many Redeads and chopped them up with his sword. The crowd began to scream and run around.

"NO!" said Link, "Stay together!"

He remembered the mess that was caused on the Private Oasis when the gang seperated. As Link shouted another redead came from behind and grabbed Link, tearing off a piece of his shirt.

"Fuck you!" shouted Link, who suddenly turned and slashed the monster's throat.

Lenzo helped to fight off some redeads, but found himself getting knocked aside by a running man. As he fell, the pictobox around his neck fell to the floor.

Meanwhile, Salvatore began to run, but tripped over a rock. Just then, a swarm of Redeads appeared behind him. He began to kick and scream, desperately trying to get up and run. The Redeads grabbed his legs and began to drag him away.

"Why are there so many?" asked Link, "And where are they coming from?"

"Maybe," began Mila, "They were sleeping and we disturbed them by coming here."

"These guys sleep?" asked Link, "I always thought they were nightcrawlers!"

Link did not know what to believe anymore.

Just when it seemed there was no hope for him, Sal, who was still being dragged away, noticed Lenzo's pictobox on the ground and grabbed it. The Redeads were just about to eat Sal's legs, when he quickly snapped a picture of them, blinding them. Sal immediately got up and slashed one of them down before running some more..

As Link slashed another redead down, he saw Salvatore with the pictobox.

"Yo, Sal!" shouted Link, "Hand me that!"

Sal ran up to Link and gave him the pictobox. Link began to snap several pictographs, causing the Redeads to get blinded by the flash. Eventually, however, the flash stopped.

"What the fuck?" asked Link.

"You can't expect the flash to last forever," said Lenzo, who suddenly ran up to Link, "Firefly power is limited."

"FUCK!" yelled Link, as he hurled the object at a Redead's head.

"We gotta get out of this forest!"

Link and the other survivors began to run out the park. Link cut down any redead that came his way. Just then, Aryll tripped and fell.

"Aryll!" said Link, "Keep going! I'll save her!"

Link ran up to Aryll and helped her up.

"Are you okay?" he asked.

"I think so..." she replied.

Looking down, he saw blood running down her leg. He did not know where or how she was injured, but he knew he needed to help her out. With her arm around his shoulder, Link lead her out of the park. After a few minutes, they were all back on the street.