Hmm... today's like the worst day to update of life. My mom wants to revamp my room TODAY and... and that requires a lot of work on my part...
Aside from that, I've realized I'm trying to do way too many things at once. Is that going to stop me from doing it, though? Of course not. I live off of stress, even though it's probably going to shorten my life drastically. Oh well... Well, here's the update. Complete with the star's name and some other really good stuff that will be explained next chapter.
"Who the hell are you?" the star asked for everyone else present.
"I am called Zant…" said the strange voice from the cloak, "I have come to retrieve you…"
"Retrieve me?" asked the star, seeming to find the statement amusing. "You can't be serious. No one can retrieve me. I go only where I please."
It was good to see that the star was being very adamant about not going with the cloaked person, but Zelda was more worried about why Link was growling constantly at Zant.
"Do you know him?" she whispered.
"He is the servant to Lord Ganondorf." growled Link simply. The witch wished he would have elaborated, but he seemed more content with just making sure the cloaked man didn't make any sudden moves.
"I will have to be very convincing, then." said Zant.
There was no wait period for what happened next. As soon as he had finished speaking, strange black creatures with red stripes were popping from the ground and heading straight towards the star and them.
Link snarled and went for the nearest one, biting down on it as hard as he could while trying not to think about the rancid taste. Zelda also took part, throwing a fire spell at another. But each time one perished, another quickly took its place. The young witch dared not look away from her targets, but chanced it to make sure the other two were still present. They were; Zant remained where he had been standing while the star was picking off each creature thrown at him with some form of star magic as if it was nothing.
"Change me back!" snapped Link when he had thrown aside the dead creature. "I work better with a sword!"
He didn't have to say it twice. As soon as she had the chance, the blond witch reversed the spell she placed on him. She chanted the words quickly and quietly while ducking to avoid a creature that attempted to pounce on her. As she did so, Link, in painful bursts reverted back to human. His vision became what it used to, thumbs were returning, everything was going back to being human… except for the collar on his neck, much to his chagrin. But he didn't dwell on it; he quickly took the sword on his back from the scabbard and slashed at the nearest creature.
As soon as all the smaller creatures were gone, bigger, fiercer ones came. Zant still had not moved from his spot, but his hood trembled, as if he was laughing at them.
"Ducky."
Zelda had no idea how the star had gotten next to her without her noticing, but she just went, "What?! And I'm not a duck!" as she threw a creature off of her.
"The cloaked fellow is summoning the monsters." he said simply as a sparkling blast from his hand managed to destroy the nearest creature. "Take care of him, no more monsters. Your crude magic is perfect for that kind of thing."
"I'm sure-" she was cut off as another beast attempted to attack her. Thankfully, Link managed to slash it away. Quickly muttering a thank you she continued, "I'm sure you could do just as well!"
"You shouldn't tell girls things like this," Link began, "They'll wonder why we cannot do all the work."
"I'll do it!" the witch snapped angrily. Small juts of flame came from her finger tips and left. She was angry again and she was going to take the rage out on Zant.
Eyes set upon her target, she blasted away every oncoming creature in her way, perhaps with more force than necessary.
"What… What are you doing?" came Zant's shaky voice. Whatever magic he was using before to shield his voice wasn't working anymore. Now it was just a high pitched, squeaky voice laced with worry.
Zelda just kept marching towards him, fingers flaring on and off with blue hot flames. All the creatures Zant had summoned were now all heading for her, and she destroyed every single one of them.
"And you purposely try to piss her off?" the star asked Link.
The page simply said, "Not purposely; she just overreacts when I state the truth. She does get scary, though…"
Meanwhile, Zant's knees buckled and his hood came down. He was a strange looking fellow with strange eyes and a strange blue face. The young witch didn't let the strange looks take her by surprise, though. In fact, she acted as if nothing had happened. She just prepared herself for the most destructive spell she could think of. She opened her mouth to say the first word but something would interrupt her spell.
The blue man threw his arms in front of himself and then began to disappear. That was what threw Zelda off. The magic that she felt the strange man using was different than she was used to seeing. He disappeared in little black squares that flew up into the sky and disappeared. And it wasn't just him; it was his little cronies as well. Gaping, she just watched the strange black squares disappear into the night sky.
"What kind of magic was that?" Link echoed her thoughts as he stepped next to her.
"I… I don't know…" she said blankly.
Maybe the star would know… The star?
She pivoted and looked around. She couldn't see him. "Ah! You idiot!" she screamed at Link. "You let him get away!"
The page grimaced, willing to admit that that time, she was right. He had completely forgotten about the star when he saw Zant using that strange magic to escape. Both of them then realized, that was probably the star's plan from the moment he suggested it. Use Zelda to distract them, and when Zant was suing his strange magic to disappear, they would completely forget about him and he could make his escape.
"You seriously think I would use idiots in my plan and not take the time to thank them?"
The star's voice echoed from above. They both looked up and saw him standing on the rooftop of one of the stables, looking down at them with satisfaction. "I'll admit to be a rude fellow but I'm not that rude, Ducky."
"I'm not a duck!" she shouted angrily.
The star ignored her and said, "As thanks for helping me-even though it was through trickery-I'll give you my name: Vega." He then saluted them and said, "I'll be off now."
"No you will not!" Zelda snapped.
"That's right!" Link agreed. He then paused and whispered to Zelda, "What are you planning to do?"
She smiled evilly at him and said, "Just stay absolutely still."
The star, Vega, simply laughed. "Oh really? Ducky, I said it before to that blue freak: No one can retrieve me."
This time, the witch ignored him, and began her spell. The one that would force the star to remain and listen to their wish. Holding her hands together, she began the chant. She had practiced muttering it without the power behind it for a while now, so the words practically slipped off of the tongue.
Perhaps sensing what the spell entailed, the star attempted to make a run for it, but the spell had already taken root. It wasn't letting him move. Worst of all, the star knew something was going to go wrong. He knew what the spell was, and he heard the witch tell her companion to stay still. But if she was trying to do what he thought she was trying to do, she had already messed up. This little witch was an idiot. She was a novice trying to perform a master's spell. And he could already feel it taking effect. His head was beginning to spin…
He could move again, but he was so dizzy… had the spell ended already? And why was it so windy?
Ka-thump.
He felt pain all over his body. But the floor felt cool and prickly… like grass… He had fallen from that roof.
"I did it!" Zelda squealed happily, thrusting an arm in the air as a sign of her victory. However, doing so for some reason took the energy right out of her. She spun around and then fell down on her bottom. Her head was hurting. She looked over at Vega, and saw that the star being was lifting himself up. He had a look of unbelievable rage on his face and for some reason, she was beginning to feel angry as well. Realization began to dawn on her and she glanced up at Link. The page was just looking from her to the star confusedly. The spell… it didn't…
"You little dumbass," Vega started angrily, "Do you know what you've just done?"
That witch… was not just a witch… Zant could sense it. She had sheer power behind her, power that was impossible for any witch to have. If he had not escaped, he surely would have been obliterated.
But then again… he was going to be destroyed anyways. He hadn't brought the star back… and Lord Ganondorf would definitely be displeased. Worst of all, he was probably on his way that very moment. Ganondorf could sense when he went and came back. And even in the darkness and the dampness of the unused dungeon, he could always find him… always…
"Zant."
Speak of the devil…
The blue man could feel his master behind him… could feel those malicious eyes boring into his back. He turned slowly, smiling nervously yet amiably. "M-master…" he began.
"Where is the star?" It didn't seem like he asked a question, but more like he demanded an answer.
"Ah… the star… I had him, Master Ganondorf, I did, but… but there were these children! And they fought like monsters! One was a monster, a little witch! She had all this power behind her, like I've never seen before! Like there was some outside force giving it to her!"
Ganondorf cocked an eyebrow. "A witch with that much power? Describe her." he commanded.
The blue man nodded quickly and said, "She was an average sized girl, blond hair, blue eyes, very pretty… Now that I think of it, she kind of reminded me of a lady who used to live in the castle a long time ago…"
The Gerudo King had a thoughtful look on his face.
"It goes back to before you came into my service…"
His thought process was interrupted when Zant then went, "And the boy with her! I know him too! He's one of the pageboys here! Link, I think his name is… I didn't recognize him at first because he was a wolf…"
"The witch?" Ganondorf asked, "She turned him into a wolf?"
"I am assuming…" Zant said carefully, "I know she reversed it; that was for sure…"
A powerful little witch, a wolf who was really a boy… There were outside factors that were working against him. He'd gotten this far, there was no way he could let them interfere anymore than they had already. The star was out of his grasp for the moment but he needed it… And chances were they were interfering with that as they spoke as well.
The castle bell tolled four times. The Gerudo could not stay for much longer. A meeting of the court was to happen in half an hour to discuss succession of the king. Speaking on behalf of the king, it was important he should attend. He looked at his blue servant and said, "Follow them, watch them, spy on them. Make sure you are not seen and as subtly as you possibly can, make sure they come to me."
The servant bowed, "As you command, sire. Is there anything else?"
He thought for a moment and then said, "Yes. Make sure that star does not grant any wishes. Now go."
Zant disappeared into his little black squares, leaving his master alone in the unused dungeon.
The Gerudo then proceeded to talk back out into the castle, his thoughts dwelling and the things that his strange servant had told him. There was a lady who used to live in the castle that looked like that witch? And what the kind had told him when he last saw him… Those two factors had something to do with each other, he knew it. he would have to bribe some of the older maids, but he was sure if he did, he would be able to get some answers…
Hurr, I'm adding a lot more TP to this than I originally thought I would. It's not really a bad thing, though.