A/N: ello ello my fellow readers, this is chapter 12 of my very great Zelda fic. LOL. Well ok it's not that good, but whatever. If you like this fic and you like the game Tale of Symphonia, you should read my other fic, TOS Uncut. Just a suggestion, no pressure. Well on with the story. Sorry for the shortness too.

Disclaimer – If I owned Zelda, I so wouldn't make fellow writers right the disclaimer in every bloody chapter submitted. But no, I don't own it.

Chapter 12, The village, The graveyard, and The Bead.

Mara walked silently behind Link, and Kaian. She knew going to a graveyard meant there might beRedeads. ' Redeads, those disgusting piles of waste. Why can't the dead just stay dead?' She shivered as she thought that. Kaian turned around to notice a far away look in Mara's eyes.

" Hey Blondie. What's up with you today? By now you're either hanging of Link, and making unless conversation."

Mara looked up at her and smiled. " I'm ok. Just thinking about stuff. Let's hurry and get the bead."

Nodding, Kaian, Link and Mara entered the village. As they walked into the village they stopped dead in their tracks. Link and Mara gasped and Kaian clicked her tongue. The village was completely dark. No lights, no sunlight.A river of red liquid crossed across village and there were small fires everywhere. " What happened here?" Mara asked as her voice trembled with fear.

" Who ever did this will pay." Link growled, his anger building.

Kaian clicked her tongue again. " Why does this always happen when I come here?" She walked over to the river and looked down in it. Warmth radiated fromthe thick liquid. " This is defiantly blood, and it's fresh too." She looked around at fire. Suddenly an idea hit her. " Oww." She rubbed the side of her head." Damn ideas."

Link and Mara looked at her weirdly. " Umm, are you ok Kai? Why are you talking to yourself?"

She smiled and nodded. " Yep yep, I gots an idea!" The other two raised an eyebrow. " Ok, Mara hit me with an arrow but stay far away from me."

" Why?"

" 'Cause I don't know what type of power the water bead gave me. But it can probably get rid of the fires, being the water beads power and all." Nodding, Link and Mara moved away from her. Mara raised her bow and steadied her arrow. Kaian's body sensed the on coming danger and she started to glow blue, the tear drop on her wrist started to glow, and her eyes turned white. Mara shot the arrow and ducked to the ground. As the arrow flew at Kaian, more energy built up in her until the word the unleashed her power and the key wordspilled from her mouth. "Spread." She called as a geyser formed in front of her and shot up boiling hot water, melting the arrow. (Hehe, the move Spread is from T.O.S. I couldn't resist, and I don't own it.) Kaian cocked her head to the side and thought about cold things, and putting out the fire. The geyser turned on its side and flowed upwards. I started shooting the fires with cold water. ' So it reacts to my thoughts, cool much.'Soon it stopped and dissolved, leaving nothing but water spots and the red river behind. Kaian jumped up and down happily. " Oh that was so cool! Lets do that again!"

" Help me." A voice called from the graveyard. A child's voice.

Kaian turned sharply. " Dude someone's in trouble. Blondie Patrol, move out!"

" What did you just call us?" Link asked.

" Green one, do not speak out of line! We have lives to save man."

Link backed away from her as she laughed insanely. " I think the power is getting to her." Mara nodded in agreement.

" Ok, lets go!" They headed towards the graveyard.

They followed the river of blood to the village graveyard, Mara steps become slower as the approached their destination. When they reached the graveyard, Mara gasped and hid behind the giant rock and the entrance. " Tho- those are-are Re-Redeads!" Sure enough when Link scanned the graveyard he saw the place littered with the zombies. " I- I'm sorry. I can't help you guys this time."

Kaian looked at Mara then at the back of the cemetery, where a huge tomb stood. There, was a sparkling purple glow. " The bead." She murmured. She looked at Mara. " Will you be ok alone?" Mara nodded. " Ok Link you get these ones." She pointed to the Redeads in front of her. " And I'll get the ones at the back."

Link thought about this. " Well, maybe all we have to do is freeze them." He took out his Ocarina. He placed it to his lips and played the Sun Song. But the sun didn't break thought the black clouds and the Redeads remained still and unfrozen. " It didn't work. There must be some spell surrounding this place or something."

" Ok fine we do this the old fashion way. Is there anything I need to know?"

" Defeat them quickly, try not to look them in the eye or you'll freeze for a short time and be careful of their scream, it hurts. Do let them touch you because they'll suck the life out of you. Are you sure you want to do this?"

Kaian nodded. " Lets kick some zombie ass." Kaian jumped from tombstone to tombstone until she was in front of the giant tombstone. She was about to reach for the bead when a piercing cry pounded into her ears. " Bloody hell?" She turned around to see five Redeads coming towards her. " Well this will be fun." She drew her sword.

Link was at the front of the graveyard, five Redeads also approaching him. He averted he gazed to the ground and drew his sword. He used a magic attack and disposed of them quickly. " Great now I can he-" Before he could finish his sentence, five more Redeads replaced the ones that were just killed. " Oh good Farore this can't be possible." He cursed his luck as he went to kill his new opponents.

Kaian too, was looking at the ground as she went on the attack. She noticed that her powers weren't working. She couldn't figure out why either. ' Maybe it's because I just used a new power?' She asked herself as she chopped of the legs of a Redead and hacked of the head of another. She turned around quickly, swinging her sword. She succeeded in chopping two in half. " Ok one more to go." She spun around to see all five Redeads in front of her. " No way." She looked twice to make sure she wasn't seeing things. That was her mistake. A Redead caught her glance and gave a piercing scream. Kaian went the cover her ears when she found she couldn't move. " Oh no." That's when a Redead jumped on her. Kaian gasped as she felt the zombie's teeth sank into her untouched skin of her neck painfully. She winced as she felt the energy being drained from her. She screamed her throat raw as she fell to her knees, her sword dropping from her hands.

Mara turned a ghost white and she saw Kaian's lips turn blue. As she got up to help her she sat right back down. " I can't do it." She whispered to herself. " I just can't." She heard Kaian scream out again. She also heard Link call out to her, but she knew he couldn't help her. She breathed in deeply as a voice filled her head.

" Don't be scared child. I know what you're going through but you must save the Chosen. Do not let anything stop you of that."

As fast as the voice came, it left. " Was that one of the Goddesses?" She questioned as she stood up. She felt a new confidence build up in side her body. She equipped her bow and drew back an arrow. She aimed her arrow at the head of the Redead that was on Kaian, the arrow hit. Kaian's lifeless body fell to the ground. She ran towards the tombstone. For some reason she knew that the bead was the only thing that could save Kaian now. As she reached the stone she yanked out the bead. She spun around and shot the other four zombies. She dropped to the ground and lightly tapped Kaian cheek. No response. She knew the Redeads would reappear soon so she did all she could do; she slipped the bead on the necklace. A purple glow surrounded Kaian's body as a purple rose appeared on her shoulder. Her lips and skin returned to the normal colour, but the bite marks were still there. The Redeads disappeared and the skies became blue. The red of blood had vanished and the sound of people could be heard. " Kaian?" Mara called softly, tapping her again. She knew she was alive because her chest was softly raising and fall in a smooth rhythm.

Link ran up to where they were and kneeled down beside Mara. " You think she'll be ok?" He asked quietly. Worried that she might die. ' She ca't leave me.' He thought. He shook his head. ' Where'd that come from?' He didn't know why but at the moment, seeing Kaian like that, he felt like crying.

" Why the hell are you whispering?" Kaian asked as she sat up. Mara and Link jumped in surprize.She rubbed her eyes as if she had just awakened from a deep sleep. Her head turned to Mara. " And why did you take so long? Geez, I could have like died ya know." She jumped to her feet. " Well whatever, I'm bored lets get that last bead."

" I think you should rest first." Link said grabbing her arm. Worry in his eyes. " You did just come back from the dead." A smile played on his lips.

" Fine." Kaian agreed rolling her eyes.

" I'm glad your ok Kai." Mara smiled. " Really glad."

" Of course you are." Kaian smiled. " Lets go shopping. We'll use Links money!"

" Hey wait!" All three ran towards the village.

" She has the shadow bead Master Ganon."

" Good. The final showdown is almost upon us." Ganondorf laughed demonically, and Zelda's worry grew greater.

A/N: For the lateness, but I hoped you liked it! Review please, please, please!

Until next Chappie luv ya!

Kitty