Panting, Fado ran about the field yelling "Hiyah!" Herding goats that didn't want to be herded was a very exhausting task. He charged around the field, shoving the unwilling goats towards the barn. Eventually, he got all of them inside their stalls. Out of breath, Fado sat back against the wall of the barn, where he could peer across the field and watch the sun finish setting. It was already low in the sky, turning it vibrant hues of orange, pink, and yellow.
All of a sudden, some movement in the field caught his eye. Was it an escaped goat he had forgotten? A few had escaped that day when he had forgotten to close the gate. Unfortunately, Link wasn't there to stop them that time, and he'd had to go searching around the whole village to find them all. One of them had even managed to escape into Faron Woods.
No, he could see the thing properly now; it was running on all fours, smaller than the goats, and more graceful. With a shock, he realized it was a wolf. No, the wolf. The one that had Link's eyes who had rescued him from the murderous flying lantern on his barn roof. Why was it back? Even better, why had it been here in the first place?
With a shock, he saw several black, knobby stakes fall from nowhere around the wolf. Transparent, slightly glowing walls flared to life between the stakes, like a connect-the-dots that he had enjoyed doing when he was a kid.
The wolf was trapped. It started growling and crouched in a defensive position. Suddenly, three black things fell from the sky into the trap. Fado looked up and saw an ominous black and red portal in the sky. The creatures landed on the ground and advanced towards the wolf. They were going to slaughter it! Fado knew he had to help. Grabbing a ladder, he raced inside his barn to find something to help ward off the shadowy beasts. There!
Grabbing a spade, he raced back outside and charged towards the trap as fast as he could while lugging a shovel and a ladder, which wasn't that fast. Upon reaching the barrier, he noticed that it was humming slightly. He tried quickly propping the ladder against it. Unexpectedly, the ladder sprang back, nearly bashing him on the head. Inside the barrier, the wolf had sprung on one of the creepy beasts, chewing ferociously on its shoulder like it was ravenous and eating some sort of tasty treat.
Choosing a better tact, Fado gently propped the ladder on one of the quietly humming gnarled stakes. This time it stayed. Quickly, Fado scurried up, wielding the spade and nearly tipping the ladder over again with his haste.
Leaping over the remainder of the wall and yelling "Yaaaaah!" though it came out a bit squeakier than he would've liked, he swung the shovel high over his head and down, aiming for one of the creepy shadow beasts. Looking over as he fell, he noticed that the wolf had taken the first one down. It lay on the ground, unmoving. Then he landed jarringly on the ground, his spade sticking into the dirt where he had missed the beast. Pulling it out, he swung it as hard as he could at the creature. Whack!
It stumbled backwards, surprised. Then, it wiggled its head at him idiotically and growled, the tentacles hanging from its masked face swinging like long, thin strings of cheese. Then, it charged at him on all fours. Bringing up his shovel, the black beast rammed into it with a resounding, painful sounding clang! Fado's arm lurched back from the unexpected force of the impact. The beast stumbled back, winded. Hefting his spade again, he slammed it on the monster's head and it collapsed.
After a moment of relief and pride, an unearthly howl ripped through the air, causing Fado to clap his hands over his tapered ears. The third shadow beast lowered its head and glared in his direction. To his horror, grunting and growling, the two downed creatures picked themselves up. Gripping his shovel again, he bashed his spade down on the nearest monster's head until it collapsed again. He was not going to let his farm be overrun by these things.
Over to the side, the gray wolf was taking on the remaining beasts. It crouched, growling in three-part harmony with the shadow monsters. Unexpectedly, with flabbergasting agility, the blue-eyed wolf sprung at its masked assailant's heads. They went down, one right after the other, collapsing like scared opossums playing dead. Suddenly, the shadowy beasts dissolved into the same green and black squares that the wolf had that morning on the barn roof. The squares shot into the sky, flowing into a dark portal hovering far up in the air. Then, the walls trapping him and the wolf faded into the sky as well. Utterly bewildered, Fado stared around his now clear field, wondering if that had all been a dream. Even the wolf was gone now.
Clunk! Fado jumped and turned. The ladder he had used to clamber into the trap had fallen to the ground. Still unsure if he was safe, he picked up the ladder and carried it and the spade back to the barn. After placing them back in their proper places, Fado left the barn and peered at the sky. The portal was still there, confirming it hadn't been his imagination. Lost in his thoughts, he didn't notice he still hadn't fed the goats until Hardinger let out a piercing bleat that was a bit on the squeaky side and sounded more like a donkey's bray than a sound a goat would make.
Jumping, he quickly realized what Hardy was complaining about and grabbed some food, yelling "Alright! Sorry! I'm coming now!" inside the barn. In the back of his mind, he was still pondering the frightening encounter. How much more of this strange stuff can I take? He thought to himself.
"Look on the bright side, Fado," he told himself, doing a mental double-take. When had he started doing that? "At least the field hasn't burned down… yet," He sighed, hoping that would never actually ensue, but these days, who knew what would happen next?
A/N Well, there ya go! I managed to squeeze in a chapter during my busy week of studying and presentations! Will upload part two sometime soon, though it's kind of short, but it's a lot more cheerful than being attacked :)
As always, constructive criticism and reasonable in-game ideas are very welcome! Or just a review, that's always nice too.
And now for the guest reviewer of the chapter!
Ashlee S- Then we can be crazy together, I like Navi too! :D I'll keep a lookout for if you change your name!
Cheers! See you all in part two!