Read this if you want to understand the chapter.
In the Ocarina of Time Manga, there was a part that I liked that wasn't part of the game. It said that while Link was a child, he found a baby dragon for sale at the market, and he bought it. They became friends and the dragon learned to say Link's name. But as Link was dormant for 7 years, Ganondorf took control over this dragon and sent it to ravage a certain mountain in Hyrule. He became Volvagia.
Chapter 5: Blazing Battle(Make sure you've read the comment at beginning ^-^' )
"We're almost there," Medli announced. "See? That there is the Forest Haven . That's where Makar is."
"It's about time," Shadow Link muttered.
Navi, Tatl, and Tael were all snuggled up on Medli's shoulders, asleep. The bird girl looked a bit sleepy herself.
Valoo tilted his wings and began a slow descent towards the Forest Haven.
Just then, Shadow Link's eyes, perfectly adapted to the dark, picked up something in the distance.
"What is that?" Said Medli at the same moment. She was pointing at Forest Haven. There was an eerie glow hanging over the island. "It can't be… more fire?" she whispered.
"Look out!" Link bellowed.
Valoo swerved to the side as another object shot towards them out of the sky. Medli was shaken loose from the dragon's back. She tumbled several yards downwards before she whipped her wings out and flapped to a halt. Shadow Link had managed to keep his grip on the dragon's neck and Valoo once again righted himself.
The object overshot, but its long, sinewy body easily flipped around to come in for another pass.
Medli hung exposed in the air far below the range of Valoo's protection. She turned and flapped as fast as she could towards the cliffs of Forest Haven.
Luckily their attacker didn't pay her much attention. It was spiraling towards Valoo again.
Shadow Link could now easily see what it was. A dragon. One he recognized only too well. He had killed it only months before. At least his other half had. And yet here it was. Volvagia. Its long, wingless body gave it incredible agility. Its underside glowed with a magma-like brightness while its back was slightly darker. Two black horns curved from its head, and a fiery mane sprouted from between them. Volvagia opened wide his mouth, revealing the blazing inferno within.
Valoo bellowed and turned to charge the opponent dragon. Valoo was bigger and stronger, but his bulk made him slower. Volvagia moved effortless in the air compared to the larger dragon.
"Stop!" Shadow Link shouted. It was in vain. Valoo didn't hear him. He was preparing to meet his opponent in the air.
As the two dragons rocketed towards each other head-on, Shadow Link braced himself. He doubted that he'd be able to hold on, and the nearest thing below him was the ocean, of which the waves appeared no larger than ripples. A fall to water from this height…
At the last moment, Volvagia swerved, soaring barely inches from Valoo's head and twisting over the large dragon's scaly flank. With a slight twist of his long body, Volvagia made straight for Shadow Link.
The shadow boy gave a shout and tried to lean away from the approaching dragon. As he did so, his grip on Valoo's neck failed and he felt himself slipping over the dragon's neck. Shadow Link flailed wildly, reaching for a handhold, but there was nothing in grab. He plummeted away from the two dragons, towards the ocean far below.
As he fell, the force of the wind slammed into him, making his eyes water. He shut them tight and tried to focus. He reached around to grab something round and flat from under his shirt.
As the ocean rushed up towards him, he placed the object onto his face.
Shadow Link shouted in pain as the object took its effect, but he didn't have time to dwell on it. He twirled his altered body around and pointed his arms towards the water.
His aerodynamic body slipped beneath the rolling waves of the Great Sea.
Medli had almost made it to one of the safe ledges of Forest Haven. But something made her stop and turn. She dropped lower to the sea, hiding behind its rising swells and cloaking herself with the cover of night. She watched as two figures flew from the open top of the island.
Meanwhile, far from shore, a sleek head broke the restless surface of the sea.
The fish-like figure huffed for a moment to regain his breath. He'd had the wind knocked out of him from his fall. A long fin sprouted from his head, and flippers fluttered about his elbows. His dolphin-like skin was a deep navy blue and he had long webbed toes. He wore the bottom part of his tunic.
Shadow Link had become a Zora.
He heaved a sigh. "Well, I guess it's good I ran into Skull Kid after all. These masks ended up coming in handy. Though I've never appreciated how painful that transformation is. As a shadow, I never really went through it."
"Well well. A Zora. I haven't seen one in a long time."
Shadow Link spun around in the water to face the person who had spoke.
And he came face to face with a boat. Wait… the boat had a face? Yes. There was a design of a lion head on the prow of the boat. It was a small boat with a sail. But there was no one steering the boat. How strange…
"You're looking in the wrong place," said that same voice.
The Zora Link turned his gaze upwards. Back to the lion head of the boat. It was watching him. Could that be possible?
And then it spoke. The boat spoke.
"What are you waiting for?"
Shadow Link jumped as he realized it was the boat that had been speaking to him. He kicked away from the boat, swimming backwards.
"Come on! Don't you see what's happening!"
Shadow Link hesitated and then followed the boat's gaze as it looked up towards the top of the island. And he saw the two figures rising from the top of Forest Haven.
They weren't large. They were about as big as he was. He squinted, trying to see what they were. They circled over the island for a moment, and then sank lower towards the ocean, skimming over the waves. As they flew away, Shadow Link saw who they were. Two more enemies back from the time whence they'd been defeated. Two witches riding broomsticks. One had fiery red hair, the other icy blue hair. The Twinrova. And the fire one was carrying something: a small round figure that wore a leaf mask.
"Help me!" wailed the little figure. "Heeelp meeeeee!"
As the two Twinrova soared away with their prisoner, a shout made Shadow Link turn again.
"Makar!"
Medli hurtled towards the Twinrova as fast as her wings could carry her. She flew directly over the Zora Link without even seeing him.
As Medli soared over his head, Shadow Link reached up and grabbed her foot, dragging her down into the water. She landed with a splash and submerged, surfacing a moment later and spluttering out the salt water.
But the Twinrova had not seen them. And as they watched, the two witches and Makar flew out of sight.
Medli turned furiously towards Shadow Link, but froze. She'd just noticed that the person who had grabbed her was not human.
"Who are you?" She blurted.
Shadow Link smirked. "Who do you think?"
Medli stared at him for a moment.
"But-but how do you look like that?"
"I have these magical masks see," he said with a falsely airy attitude. "They let me change into other creatures." He gestured with his fin hands to make the whole thing seem stupidly dramatic. "I'm a Zora now."
"What's a Zora? Wait a minute! Why'd you stop me from following them! They have Makar!"
"What would you do if you caught them?"
Medli froze, her mouth open to argue. She slowly closed her beak again.
"Those two are powerful sorcerers. They'd have swatted you aside like a fly. You…"
"WOULD YOU STOP THIS!" Bellowed the boat.
Medli and Shadow Link jumped and looked up to the lion-headed red boat.
"King of Red Lions!" Medli exclaimed. She hadn't gotten a chance to recognize him yet.
"Yes. You can discuss this later. Look up!"
Medli and Shadow Link turned their gaze upwards where Valoo was valiantly keeping Volvagia away from the island. Though how much longer that would last was in question.
Oddly enough, Volvagia didn't seem to be attacking Valoo. He was just dodging.
"We need to stop that dragon from hurting the island anymore!" Medli shouted.
She pulled herself into the lion boat and spread her wings. But her feathers were soaked, and useless for flight until they dried.
Shadow Link growled and dove under the water.
"Wait!" Medli shouted. Get back here!"
The fairies were bobbing nervously over the King of Red Lion's head. Six of them. Six fairies? Medli blinked at them for a moment. Yes, there was Navi, Tatl, and Tael . But what of the other three? There was a blue one, like Navi, a yellow one, and a red one.
There wasn't time to think about that now.
"What do we do?" Medli cried to the lion boat.
"I have a cannon," said the King of Red Lions. "But they are too far away for it to be of use. Let's get you to land. If that other dragon makes its way to Forest Haven, we'll be ready for him. If he gets away… There's not much we can do."
The Lion King's sail billowed out and he aimed for the island.
"Where did Shadow Link go?" Medli whispered.
"Shadow Link?" Repeated the King of Red Lions. "That was Shadow Link? How did you come to be in the company of a Shadow Link?"
"It's a long story."
"Then I'm afraid you'll have to tell it later. Look."
Both of them looked up again.
Valoo had just blasted out fiery breath at Volvagia, but the smaller dragon had easily twisted out of the way. Volvagia seized the opportunity to dart past Valoo. The light from the fire made it harder to see into the dark, and it took Valoo a moment to notice that Volvagia had slipped past him.
Volvagia was coming towards the island.
"Hurry! Aim the cannon!" shouted the King of Red Lions.
Medli jumped towards the cannon and tried to aim it at the dragon that was bearing down on them. They were almost to land, but that didn't matter now.
Suddenly something shot out of the ocean in front of them, sending out a spray of water.
Zora Shadow Link landed lightly on the rail of the boat and swiftly reached up and removed the magic mask. A moment later, he was human again. He threw his arms wide.
"STOP!"
Volvagia screeched to a halt just feet from Shadow Link.
Medli and the lion boat watched as boy and dragon stared each other down.
Then Volvagia slowly lowered his head in an expression that could only be described as sorrowful.
"L-Link," said Volvagia.
Medli gaped. Shadow Link new this monster? And that thing could talk!
Shadow Link reached forwards and placed his hand on Volvagia's head.
"You're back, aren't you, "he whispered. "You remember me."
Volvagia slowly nodded.
"That's good. I'm… glad."
Shadow Link's expression had softened ever so slightly.
Medli clenched her fist. Shadow Link was openly "Fraternizing" with an enemy! She knew he couldn't be trusted.
"You jerk!" she squawked, pounding him on the shoulder.
In one swift motion, he turned on her and had both her wrists clenched firmly in his hands.
"What are you talking about?" he demanded coldly.
Was he serious?
"This monster was just attacking Forest Haven! And he helped kidnap Link too! The real Link! Not some stupid shadow!"
Shadow Link glared at her. "When you speak like that, I want more than ever just to leave you behind. Why should I justify myself to you?"
"Tell us," demanded the King of Red Lions.
By now, Valoo had gotten it together and was rushing down at them.
"Wait!" Medli called to him. "Wait a minute! But if that other dragon tries anything funny, break his neck!"
Valoo nodded and slowed his flight, hovering nearby.
"Let go of me," said Medli firmly.
Shadow Link glared at her a moment longer, then released his iron grip on her wrists.
"Volvagia isn't an enemy."
"You said yourself that he was the dragon the pirates saw when Link and Tetra were kidnapped!"
"He was there, but he didn't attack. It was those two." He gestured off in the direction the Twinrova had vanished. "They were the ones that set fire to the pirate ship and kidnapped your Link and Tetra. And remember, one of them said that there was ice too? It was definitely them. Volvagia was probably trying to stop them. And the Twinrova were obviously the ones that just kidnapped that little wood creature."
"His name's Makar. But Volvagia helped them! And he attacked us just now!"
"He didn't actually attack." Shadow Link turned to Volvagia. "You were trying to warn us. Weren't you? You were trying to keep us away from the island since the Twinrova were there. You didn't want us to get hurt."
Volvagia nodded.
"But they got Makar because of it!"
"And if we'd arrived, they would have gotten you too. If they're after that other sage, then they'll want you as well. Volvagia just saved your life."
"You could have fought them! You're supposed to be a great hero!"
"I don't have a sword."
Medli fell silent.
"Oh," she whispered softly.
"Are you satisfied?"
Medli slowly nodded.
"I'm sorry to interrupt," said the King of Red Lions, not sounding too sorry, "but we need to get in the Forest Haven and see how much damage was done!"
"That's right!" cried Medli. "The other Koroks may have been hurt! And the Great Deku Tree!"
"The Great Deku Tree?" Shadow Link repeated. "Is he still alive?"
The King of Red Lions pulled up at the small port and Medli jumped onto land, followed by Navi, Tatl, and Tael.
Shadow Link followed them, hands shoved down in his pockets.
Volvagia watched a moment longer and then heaved a deep sigh. He coiled himself around a spire of rock.
Valoo watched his former opponent uncertainly.
As Medli and the fairies hurried up the path to Forest Haven with Shadow Link following, the King of Red Lions turned to Valoo.
"If they have Makar, they will no doubt go to Dragonroost Island next in an attempt to capture Medli. Your people are in danger. You should return. For now, I will keep an eye on them."
Valoo nodded and rumbled a reply in the ancient language. He shot one last glance at Volvagia, and then turned and launched himself back towards Dragonroost.
"May the Wind Gods guide you safely there," Muttered the King of Red Lions. "Let the Rito people remain safe."
The little yellow fairy hovered up next to his head.
"So, that was them, was it?"
"Yes, Ciela. So, we find that the Shadow Hero doesn't yet have a weapon." He turned his head to Volvagia. "And yet, I'm reluctant to find what will happen should he receive a sword. That boy… is very unstable. The Shadow Links have never fought on our side before."
"But he's the only one left, isn't he?" asked the red fairy, Leaf.
"The last of the heroes who hasn't been captured?" added Neri, the blue fairy.
"Possibly. Though it may be that the true hero has yet to show up." The King of Red Lions heaved a deep sigh. "The way our worlds work… is turning over."