Sorry for the late post. Fanfic wasn't letting me update for over a week.
FYI, the big furry creature you're about to meet is from the Majora's Mask manga. The armor it wore is what the Majora's mask was carved from. I really liked its design.
Chapter 29: Calling on Fairies
Valoo flapped up into the air, carrying a thrashing Epona to safety. Link watched them fly away, relieved that Epona was out of harm's way.
"This is ridiculous," Nabeen hissed, slashing with one of her knives. She'd lost one of her dueling blades somewhere, and had replaced it with one she'd found on the battlefield. "There's no end to these monsters! Where's that stupid Ganon guy so we can kill him?"
"I don't know," Link muttered. "We just have to keep moving forwards and hope he shows himself soon. And there are a lot fewer enemies than there were at the start."
"But there are fewer of us too," Nabeen said, standing back-to-back with him. "Who knows how many of your friends and allies have been killed."
"Shut up!" Link snapped. "I don't need this from you! I can't be worrying about…"
He distracted himself by charging in at an enemy and bringing it down. But Nabeen's words continued to haunt him. He knew that his allies were risking their lives for this, but he'd managed not to think too much about those that had died so far. He couldn't afford to think about this now.
He brought the Master Sword clashing against the blade of a darknut and his hand slipped. The darknut's sword slid up and tore into his arm
"Damn," Link hissed, stepping swiftly backwards. The darknut lunged towards him.
"What are you doing?" Nabeen hissed, dashing in to block the enemy's attack. She took over the fight, driving the darknut away.
"Are you okay?" Navi asked, bobbing anxiously near Link's head.
Link flinched and pressed his bleeding arm against his side.
"Shoot," he hissed. "This is bad." He could tell that the cut was deep, and it was running down most of his right forearm. It was bleeding badly.
He dropped his sword and quickly tore off his sleeve and wrapped it around his arm. Even though he was left-handed, he still needed his right arm to fight.
"I'll go get the great fairy," Navi said. And she zoomed off out of sight.
Link grabbed the hilt of his sword, but his fingers were slippery with blood. Fortunately Nabeen was covering him. But if several monsters charged them at once, she wouldn't be able to hold them off.
There was a familiar giggling sound, and Link looked over to see Skull Kid. Dimitri (the red alligator/dinosaur thing), and the Keaton (the yellow 3-tailed fox) were with him.
"We came to help." Skull Kid said, grinning. He raised his trumpet and blew out a reedy note. Several of his puppets appeared. They formed a protective barrier around Link.
Link smiled. "Thanks guys."
Link took the opportunity to scan the battlefield again.
"Shoot. I recognize them," He muttered, catching sight of two flying figures that were gliding low to throw attacks at his allies. One shot out ice while the other blasted fire. Both of them were riding broomsticks.
Link grit his teeth. The Twinrova were causing a lot of damage. He wanted to fight them, but he couldn't in the state he was in. Hopefully Navi would arrive soon with a fairy healer. But if they were busy keeping his friends from dying, he didn't want to distract them. That was more important than his arm. Actually, if he could kill the Twinrova, he could probably save a lot of lives. But if the Twinrova found him now, injured and unable to fight… well, that would be bad.
There also seemed to be a third figure flying around up there. On a broomstick? No, it was the girl who was riding the vacuum cleaner. She seemed to be sucking in some of the Twinrova's attacks through the hose of the vacuum.
"Hey, that's Maple," Dimitri said, also looking at the vacuum-riding witch. "I hope she's okay up there, fighting those things."
"If she keeps sucking up their attacks, they'll probably go after her next," Link panted.
A moment later, Midna and her shadow bird arrived to help Medli battle Koume and Kotake. She started using her magic to shoot at them. At least Maple had someone to help her now.
"Do you want to climb on?" Dimitri asked, offering his back to Link.
"I need to wait for the Great Fairy," Link replied. "Thanks though."
Dimitri nodded and kept his eyes on the field, prepared to act as a shield for Link.
Link glanced down at his arm and quickly shut his eyes. The makeshift bandage was already soaked through. He was starting to feel a little lightheaded. He knew that there were some major veins in his arms. If they'd been cut…
"Here they come," Dimitri said, bracing himself.
Link looked in the direction that Dimitri was looking. He blinked a couple times, but couldn't seem to bring the enemy into focus. Surely a bad sign.
He tightened his fist around the hilt of the Master Sword, but could still feel his wet fingers slipping. Also a bad sign.
As the unknown enemy approached, Link swung his sword, but it didn't hit anything. The enemy hadn't come close enough. Link's blurred sight made it hard to tell. He cursed and tried swinging again. But he swung too hard and felt himself lean sideways. Before he knew it, was flat on the ground.
"Hey!" Nabeen shouted, vaulting over Dimitri to land next to Link.
The blurry outline of her feet was the last thing he saw before he closed his eyes.
"Damnit," Nabeen hissed. Her Gerudo outfit wasn't really possible to tear up, so she quickly cut off Link's other sleeve and tied it tightly around his arm. She pressed against the cut with both hands.
"Cover us," she shouted to the others.
Dimitri nodded and hunkered down behind them. Keaton stood at the ready to their other side. Around them, Skull Kids puppets fought anything that came too close.
"He's lost too much blood," Nabeen muttered. "We need to get him some help. Where's that blasted dragon?"
"Should I carry him?" Dimitri offered.
Nabeen shook her head. "He'd be too vulnerable up there. He could get hit by an arrow or something."
"Eeeyaaaaaa!" shouted Skull Kid. He hopped backwards, taking shelter beside Nabeen and Link.
"What?" Nabeen demanded.
"It's coming!" Skull kid gasped, shivering in terror.
"What?"
"Hmm, that thing, is it?" Asked Keaton, cocking his head, unconcerned.
Skull kid nodded, huddling up beside Dimitri.
"I can't see anything from here," Nabeen growled, continuing to press against Link's arm. "What is it?"
"The mask," replied Keaton, swishing his tails. "The thing that tried to drop the moon on Termina. Majora's Mask."
"What? A mask?" Nabeen repeated blankly.
"That's right," Keaton said. "It possessed Skull Kid, which is why he's so afraid of it. Unfortunately, it looks like his puppets have been wiped out, and he hasn't called for more of them. Hmm. The mask seems to be coming this way."
"How can a mask do anything?" Nabeen snapped, trying to peer around Dimitri's side to see what was coming.
Suddenly something long wrapped itself around Dimitri. He gave a frightened bellow as he was dragged forwards. He dug his feet in, but the thing continued to pull him.
Skull Kid squealed again and dove next to Nabeen for protection.
Then Nabeen saw what was causing Skull Kid to cower in fear.
It was a tall, vaguely human-shaped thing colored in strange patterns, including a pair of large eyes on its chest. Its arms were long and whip-like, and it was using these to reel Dimitri in. He chomped down on one of the long arms, but it didn't release him.
Keaton bounded forwards and sank his teeth into one of the arms. It had no effect. Instead, the Majora's Mask lifted Dimitri and flung him against the ground. He skidded away from them, leaving a deep rut in the ground. He didn't move.
Keaton was knocked loose and landed on his feet, growling and bristling.
And then something huge bounded over Nabeen, its long fur brushing against her. It crunched its large jaws down on one of Majora's arms and dragged it off its feet.
The furry creature faced Majora's Mask and snarled. He was almost the size of an elephant, with a long snout and long hair-like fur over his body. Plates of armor rested on his back, and his tail lashed out behind him.
He lunged forwards, snapping with his jaws again. The two monsters clashed in a snarling, tangled mass.
Nabeen wanted to drag Link away, but she needed to keep putting pressure on his arm. And Skull Kid was still in the way, crouched beside her, whimpering.
"Link!" someone shouted.
Nabeen looked around and saw Navi flying towards them.
"The Great Fairy is coming," she gasped. "What happened to him?"
"He lost too much blood and collapsed," Nabeen said.
"Here she comes," Navi exclaimed.
A little girl with the doll appeared from somewhere – the child-like fairy queen.
Nabeen stepped back from Link and let the Great Fairy kneel beside him. She placed her hands on Link's arm and closed her eyes.
Nabeen turned to watch Majora's Mask fight with the armor-wearing beast. The two of them crashed through groups of friends and foes, causing damage to both sides. The beast finally got its teeth clamped down on Majora's body. He threw it so it landed haveily on the ground, and he charged after it, plowing over several other people. Once more, the armor beast bit down, twisted his neck, and slammed Majora's Mask into the ground. This time Majora's strange body dissolved and a colorful, spiked mask clattered to the ground.
The Twinrova suddenly appeared and began shooting fire and ice down on the beast. It roared in fury and swiped at them, but couldn't reach. A beam of ice froze his feet to the ground, immobilizing him. Then a jet of fire struck him in the side and he keeled over.
Midna and her twilight bird arrived, chasing after the Twinrova. Her bird was slower than the two witches and they kept flying away from her and her attacks. Maple zoomed after them as well, and they were soon far away.
Link opened his eyes and sat up. He shut his eyes for a moment to try to chase off a dizzy spell.
"Are you okay?" Navi asked, concerned.
Link touched his arm and slowly nodded. He pulled off the soaked bandages and saw a thin white scar where he had been cut. He tried to stand up, the the fairy queen shook her head.
"Sit there for a couple minutes. You've lost a lot of blood. I've healed most of your wounds, but you need to rest for at least a couple minutes."
"There might not be time for that," said Nabeen, looking out across the field.
"What?" Link asked, automatically reaching for his sword.
Nabeen pointed. A few hundred feet away, someone had appeared: A dark skinned man with red hair. He wore black armor and a cape, and was holding a sword.
No one needed to ask who it was. Ganon had arrived at last.