Chapter 3: "Where exactly are we? The Voyage to see Zelda"

Me: So you're telling me, that two other chapters have been submitted??

Angela: If you were paying attention you would have seen!

Me: I feel so stupid!

Angela: It's your turn to say it, since you missed it.

Me: Sigh I do not own any Zelda or any of its games.

Angela: There, there. Pats head

A reluctant feeling rose up in my chest, dominating my other senses. But I knew had no choice but to follow them through the dark tunnel. Whimpering slightly, I cautiously climbed into the small opening and followed. I could hear Yoshimi and the creature ahead. Yoshimi seemed to be growling slightly as he edged through. The imp seemed to be giggling silently as they progressed.

The tiny tunnel seemed to stretch on forever as I crawled on all fours towards the end. Then a turn came up. I edged along, the narrow detour, and then trudged forward. Then a horrid stench met my senses. I choked and sputtered, but still moved forward. It smells like a sewer, I really hope I get out of here soon.

Minutes ticked by maybe even hours, I couldn't tell the difference. The smell has gotten so much worse. Though fighting the urge to puke my guts out, I went on, until I finally saw an opening. Then I stepped out, and onto the solid ground. I took a quick look around and realized, that I was in a sewer. This is getting weirder by the second, where could that thing be leading us? I knew that that wasn't very nice of me to call her a "thing" but I didn't feel very fond of her at the moment.

"You still haven't figured out where we are yet? Ok, then let's find a way out of this place." I spotted them on the path to the right. I was about to step forward, but then a black shadow thing suddenly popped up. I screamed.

I stomped on it out of panic, and it exploded, in a cloud of dust. I stood there, staring at the spot where I had killed it. Then my senses came back, and I ran to try to find them, but they weren't that much ahead.

"Oh, do you see that? No? Well, use your senses, and take a peak."

Yoshimi had just killed a shadow creature, and they were facing a figure. I came closer, and saw that it was a spirit of a soldier.

He seemed to be trembling in fright. I felt so sympathetic for him, and tried to pick out his words, so I edged forward to where I was right next to Yoshimi. I looked at the imp, and this time she was looking straight at me. I jumped out of surprise, and looked behind me just to make sure there wasn't something behind me, but there wasn't. I looked back at her, who was still seemingly staring at me, and she smirked.

Maybe she can see me… I mystified. Hm… I have to get her alone to talk. If she can see me, then she'd be the first person to do so. That's gotta mean something. She then looked at Yoshimi, and said,

"Hmm, now I wonder why there is a soldier down here? I wonder where we could POSSIBLY be?" Almost sarcastic, she giggled again. Then she kicked him forward. I followed as close as I could, so afraid that I would get jumped another shadow thing. But, they seemed to avoid me now, like they were afraid of getting stomped on, like the other one who had unfortunately wondered in the way of my foot.

I looked to my right and there were spikes across the sewer-water-covered floor. Though I tried not to notice the water, and at the same time I wondered if we had to get across there. They turned an immediate left, (across from the spikes) to what seemed a dead end, but a weird iron door, that rose barely enough so that sewer water flowed under it.

There was also a chained handle next to it. Shoot, now I know what's going to happen, and I do not like the looks of it. What I suspected was that Yoshimi had to pull that handle, and raise the door, so that smellier sewer water would flow in. It will rise high enough to over flow the spikes —I eyed the spikes— then looked back at what was happening hoping that it wasn't true. Then I groaned in disappointment. I'm really starting to hate that creature.

She seemed to have heard me groan and emitted a sharp laugh.

The water started rising after the chained handle was pulled. I immediately jumped onto the higher ground.

I swore darkly at her softly, and took a deep breath. Next, I grudgingly stepped into the shoulder high water, and started swimming. As I did so, I tried not to think about how unnaturally warm it was, or what could possibly be contained in this foul smelling liquid.

Then I made it to the other side and immediately climbed out. I was furious, wet, cold, and I smelt awful. If that creature and I ever get alone together, I'm am going to strangle her. No joke.

Then we came across yet another dead end, (while passing even more spirits along the way), but instead this time it was iron bars blocking the path ahead, now I was really wondering how we could ever get out of here. Eck, screw it, there not going to figure out the way any time soon. I thought. I sat down near what I horribly suspected to be a human skull, and tried not to think about it.

So, sitting and glorifying in my wet, smelly misery, I wondered what life was like back at home. It's seems like years, since I've been there. I wondered how my parents were doing. Are they worried about me? What about Smokey? My friends? Will they forget about me? Is it even possible? Tears would be springing in my eyes, if I weren't distracted by the suddenly decreasing water level.

I looked to my side to another dead end, and saw Yoshimi hop to the ground after pulling another handled chain. Then he went over to the iron bars. The Imp jumped off his back and went on the other side of the barred way.

"So, do you think you can find a way over here? I bet it'll take a while so I'll just relax while you do so."

This was my chance. Yoshimi started sniffing across the ground, and went over to the wall on the right. There was a tunnel there, and he crawled through it. I immediately turned to look at the imp, and saw that she was looking at me with a highly amused expression on her face.

Obviously she saw me, and so I decided to take this opportunity to glare at her. When she saw that she broke into fits of laughter.

"Shut up." I snarled fiercely, now that she can see me, I'd like to have a few words with her. Though I was surprised and kind of scared to hear the surprising tone in my own voice, it just wasn't like me. This is starting to get to weird, this place is changing me, and I don't like it.

She wiped so tears from her eyes, exaggerating the movement, after laughing so hard.

"Someone's a bit cranky aren't you?" Annoyed I ignored her comment.

"I've got some questions for you."

"I know that."

Caught off guard, she laughed at me again, obviously at the look on my face. Annoyance swept over me again.

"What do you mean?"

"Well, from the look of your face, while we were traveling it was a bit obvious…" She chuckled again, "Honestly, the expression on your face, you would have thought, that you could have killed me right then and there." She stopped and thoughtfully looked at me, though not really seeing me, if you know what I mean.

I sighed for the millionth time.

"Where are you taking us?"

"That's for me to know and you to find out." She looked seriously at me this time. But still annoyance flashed in me again, and quickly subsided.

"Alright."

"Oh, does that mean you have no more questions, or do you have one more you'd like to share?"

"How is it you can see me, but nothing else can't." It was more of a comment then a question but I didn't care. I did not like this creature at all. She was way too mysterious for my taste, and too annoying that's for sure.

"You're a spirit at the moment."

"At the moment…" I looked at her questioningly.

"Yes." She didn't look like she'd say any more about the subject. So I dropped it, just then Yoshimi appeared at the other side. I wondered how I was supposed to get over there, when she hopped to her rightful place on his back. Then my question was answered, I thought I saw a faint gleam on her, but it went away. Then I suddenly felt a chill run through my body.

I looked at my hands, and they seemed transparent. I supposed she made me invisible (not that I wasn't already) so I could get passed the bars.

Sure enough, I slipped easily through the bars, and then I became solid once again. I followed them until we reached a huge opening to what seemed like a tower.

My curiosity was burning inside me, and I tried to ignore it, but it was tough. Sure enough, they went on, and started climbing the large spiral staircase. There were bats, similar to the other monsters I've witnessed, that were flying around, and it was devastatingly annoying, but again I felt a chill, and I became transparent once more. I gasped when a bat went through me.

I'm guessing the imp is trying to make sure I don't get hurt, so I climbed the staircase before I got left too much behind. Then Yoshimi jumped across a ledge to the other side, but the ground he landed on crumbled and fell back to the bottom. Now I could see a problem. How are we supposed to get passed that?
Again, it was the imp that provided the help. My vision faded, and I felt like I had disappeared into nothing. Then I could see, that I was on some wide floor that was grated. Faintly below I could hear the Imp speaking to him, saying that he could jump to her. There were more bats flying around, but at least I was transparent.

So, I sat down on a broken down pillar and waited. After a few minutes, Yoshimi appeared. He sniffed around, seeming a bit tired. Then he came to where I sat, and suddenly he jumped up on platform above, then up to a ledge where a door stood.

Again, my vision faded, and I was at the door. I went through it, and stood dead where I was. We were outside now, and amongst the gloom it was faintly raining. And we were on a high roof, so high we can't see the bottom. I finally realized we're we were.

And for the first time, I was afraid of heights.