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Chapter 6
"You could have woke me up." Midna gave a little yawn as she walked out of the tunnel that was infested with bats and rats and other creatures. Link sat on a rock, mist rolling lazily around him. Although it was day, this area of the forest held a creepy dimness to it. Here the trees begin to stretch higher, the tops of them blocking the day's light. Link stared forward, where a purple haze swallowed the forest ground.
"This isn't right.." Link muttered sadly. Midna sighed and landed on the ground beside him.
" Your tellin me! You should be nicer to me considering I helped you out of that cell." Midna smirked. She rolled her shoulders back, her tiny arms rising above her head and her petite fingers stretching towards the sky as she gave another yawn.
"The forest...something is wrong..I have never seen this, stuff, before. There's this sickening feeling it gives me...Maybe Rusl was right..there is something strange happening." Link gave a small sad filled sigh and shook he head. There was something wrong with his forest. And he could fix it. I cant be a hero...What can I do? Link gave another sigh and got up.
"OK boy, let's get outta here. We got a temple to get to."
Link stepped out into the dimly lit room. Two torches burned at his sides lighting up the area a bit. It felt like he was underground..but it was more like he was literally inside the forest. The walls were grassy and vines covered them. The walls looked exactly like the forest floor you normally walk on. Two totems stood of in the distance, and he thought he could see a Bokogoblin. Next to it was a cage. Link stepped closer, looking at the room. As he approached the little girl monkey was in the cage.
"Heyyy, That's that monkey who stole your lantern earlier and led us through the boggy purple stuff you were whining about." Midna laughed. Did that stupid imp think it was amusing the poor thing was contained like that? Link rushed forward, and before the stupid blue ugly thing knew it, he stabbed his sword straight through it. The monkey looked up to Link, it's eyes showing it's fear as plain as day. Link cut through the wooden planks holding the cage, being careful of the animal inside. The monkey flung it's self up the vines as soon as it was able to, and climbed the up onto the ledge. It turned down to link and started jumping up and down, flailing it's arms around.
" It wants you to follow it. Well aren't you the popular one!" Midna giggled, and Link went to
glare at her, when he realized she was below his feet, pretending to be his shadow. Link climbed up the vines and followed the little thing, hoping it was a smart thing to do. The monkey led him into the next room, that held a giant platform in the middle. Link followed the monkey up the stairs, to be stopped by a giant object falling from the ceiling. Link stood face to ugly face, with a spider, that was about the size of him. Link's knees began to buckle as fear gripped every inch of him. Green eyes poured into his, and fangs dripping with saliva slowly opened to show a mouth waiting to taste the boy before it. It's back bore a skull like pattern, and Link was certain he was to die, but as the monkey gave a ear jolting shriek, Link felt his hand raising for his sword, which he had forgotten all about. It came slashing out just as the horrific thing charged for his stomach. The spider gave a hissing noise as it was knocked back, stunned. Links feet moved from under him, and he was in the air, his sword coming up over his head, both hands upon the hilt. He screamed with adrenaline as he brought the sword down into the spiders head. The creatures legs flailed at it's sides as its eyes went rolling around as it's brain begin to brake down, and slowly kill the thing as blood oozed from it. Link's breathes came in short gasps as he tried to comprehend what had just taken place. The monkey grasped his hand and began tugging on it. Link got up and jerked his sword out of the now lifeless creature he thought would kill him. The monkey pointed to four torches, and link lit them. Link could hear a click and then a jolt in the room, and three platforms rose as a bridge to a door. The monkey rushed across and Link followed. He grasped the stone door and slid it sideways revealing the outside forest. The wind rushed through the forest and almost blew Link's hat off. A long, rickety bridge swayed with the wind blasts, and the monkey continued across. Link took a step forward, and as he did, a baboon ran to the other end. It's hand shot out and a spinning object surrounded in a black cloud went sailing through the ropes holding the bridge together. The bridge fell, and the little monkey with it. Link rushed forward, holding onto the post as he looked over the edge. Relief washed over him as he saw the little monkey girl climbing back up the broken bridge. She crawled on to the ledge, Heaving a sad sigh, and heading back to the door. Midna popped up and gave a dramatic gasp.
"Oh! Whats going on? Has there been a monkey fight? Oh no! Now we can't go any farther. We might as well go back. I don't know whats going on, but it seems like she wants to take you somewhere, so maybe you should just follow her." Midna giggled.
" And how do you know she wants me to follow her?" Link gave the imp a look and smirked. Midna shrugged.
" Didn't you just hear her? She just said she wanted you to help her. And that she could help you." Midna shook her head, looking at Link like he was an idiot. Said? Did she just say the monkey spoke?
" Uh, Midna, The monkey never spoke. The MONKEY...never SPOKE. Tell me your not crazy." Midna looked up at him with wide eyes, looking down at her hands with disbelief.
"Did I just read her mind?" Midna looked back to link with a shocked look.
"Well you can read mine cant you?" Midna shook her head as he said this.
"I haven't been able to since the Spirit turned you back to a human." Midna sighed and slipped back into Link's shadow. Obviously she doesn't want to talk. Link sighed and continued to follow the monkey.
Midna groaned as the monkey yells grew more obnoxious. The girl monkey had led Link to more monkey, boy monkeys, and they all followed and led him. There were now four monkeys, and they beckoned Link to the door to the outside bridge again where that little monkey fight occurred.
"Now what? I think this is a waste of time." Link followed the monkeys, ignoring Midna's words. The wind blew Link's hair into the face, and Midna felt a little flip in her tiny stomach. What the heck was that all about. Midna rubbed her tummy, and watched as the monkey all hung upside down on the line that was once above the bridge.
" Trust us. Just jump." The girl monkey urged.
" They want you to jump. They said to trust them." Midna drawled, and just like that the boy went running. He jumped, and the girl monkey grasped his hands flinging him to the next monkey, who did the same. They all passed him down till his feet landed safely on the edge. Midna floated across, having no issue with the bridge being broken and went back to being the stupid boys shadow. Link went forward and entered the next room. Nine totems stood, and the baboon stood in the middle Midna slipped out from under Link's feet and watched from a distance. Watched as the fear in the young boy's eyes was replaced with determination. He rolled into totem after totem, besting the stupid monkey. He was actually very good at coming up with on the spot strategies. Midna smiled and that flip appeared in her stomach again. Midna frowned. Stupid tummy. Stupid world. It was making her not feel good. That's what it was. This stupid boy she had to follow. But she knew the dark power he was getting. And she NEEDED it. So what, she was using the useless boy. The boy picked up the item that stupid baboon had used, which was a boomerang that held the spirit of winds inside of it. Link Looked to Midna and they left the room. This place was giving Midna the creeps. She didn't like the smell, or the feel of the forest climate. The boy smelled like the forest. The forest and this other smell, this smell that brought shivers through her. Shivers of Disgust. She smirked as she fell into his shadow again.
Link walked in with the last monkey, and the eight monkeys jumped up and done on the mushroom pads they all gathered on. Then one by one they climbed the tree above them and the first hung upside down, and when they were done the monkeys created a rope of monkeys, swinging back and forth.
"Now that looks fun." Midna giggled from his feet. Link had to admit, these monkeys sure made it interesting. But he was so tired. His legs were done, and his muscle hurt from the continues stabbing and slashing he had been doing. Link jumped forward and latched on to the end monkey's hand, and was flung forward. He landed on his feet on the other side, stumbling a little at the impact. Link rose his head to see a door. The door was big, bigger then him, and it had a giant lock in the middle, chains escaping from the ends. Link took a big intake of breath and unlocked the door with the interesting key had received from a magnificent looking chest. The bolt fell to my feet, it being bigger then me. And I slid the stone slabs aside. Purple water lay in front of me, poison looking. It reminded Link of the horrible gas stuff that filled his forest. He could hear a waterfall somewhere else. Link looked around the big spacious room, seeing nothing of interest. A few logs protruded from the water. What was polluting the water? Link heard a slight movement in the water. He looked to the left and right, where to spots of the murky water bubbled with life. Link's hand slowly felt the hilt of his sword as he became cautious. A sudden burst of air filled the room as two babba plants rose from the water. Thorns protruded from their long vines, and their heads had to be as big as the door he just encountered. Their mouths were slack, and their blue tongues danced around, green saliva pouring from their open mouths. Link grabbed his boomerang as he spotted one of the bomblings. One of the giant Baba's struck forward, and I rolled to avoid being eaten alive. The boomerang left the boys hand and found a bombling and brought it back, just in time for Link to throw it into the gaping mouth of the parasitic plant. The gruesome thing swallowed the bombling, a bulge rising in it's stem of a throat. Smoke trickled from its mouth, indicating the bomb had gone off, and the beast fell back into the water. Link did the same to the other plant, and got up from the ground, smiling.
"That was easy." He laughed. The water shook, and then the ground quaked beneath his feet. The water gave when upward heave, and the purple slush rolled down the most horrible site. A giant plant like thing stood before him, it's mouth opening like a flower to show it's tongue, which beheld an eye on the end. This thing had teeth, and it was nothing compared to the two parasite heads next to it, which had followed the giant plants rise. The Bomblings were now gone, and Link rolled to avoid another snap from the Baba heads. The giant Plant in the middle just swayed it's massive head, and as Link fixed his site in it, he didn't notice the other head coming behind him. The Baba plant smacked in to the back of the young boy, and was sent a few feet ahead, onto the ground. He screamed in pain as his back refused to show any sign of movement. Snarls erupted and he knew the other head was coming. He closed his eyes and braced for his death, but as he felt the rush of wind as the head shot forward, he rolled, just in time to avoid it. Agonizing pain shot through his back as he pushed himself up. A shrieking sound came from above as he regain his footing, and the baboon he had given a royal spanking to appeared, holding a bombling. He swung across the room. And then swung back. Link took this as a sign of help. He grabbed his boomerang and sent the bombling straight into the giant head. It rose up in pain as the bomb exploded. The two heads shrank into the water, leaving the giant one in the middle. It swayed, and then came crashing down where link was. It's tongue lay out of its mouth and Link grabbed his sword and swung, it shrieked in pain, and Link brought the blade down again and again. It finally rose up and it's cry's shook the room. It reared up and from it's mouth a poisonous liquid sprayed towards Link. He rolled and kept running to avoid the on going spray, till the beast stopped. Link watched baboon guy go across again, and he sent a bomb straight into that stupid plant once more. It's tongue became available to thrashing once again, and Link went at it. On his fourth hit, the Plant gave one last, long, shriek, as it's neck became skinnier, and it became an ugly brown, withering and dying. The eye fell from the limp tongue, right in front of Link. Link sighed, and pain shot through his back, bringing him to his knees. Midna laughed from somewhere, and then stopped as a weird feeling filled the room. The body of the plant burst, and little black particles hung in the sky. It was as if everything was going slow, the pieces kinda moved towards each other, and then suddenly zoomed straight above link into a dark, black cloud. It fell into his hands, a gray stone like structure, similar to Midna's helmet. Midna appeared from under his feet and stared at the piece as if it was the love of her life. She looked into Link's eyes and giggled.
"Well done! That's...what I was looking for. That's a Fused Shadow. It's what the light spirit called dark power..Do you remember what that spirit said? About how you had to match the power of the king of shadows? Could it really be so easy? Is this all there is to it?" Midna laughed as if it was a joke. Link snapped.
"YOU IDIOT! You think it was EASY! I could have died! You didn't do a single thing!" That wiped the stupid smile off of her face. She sighed, and spoke again.
"There's a total of three Fused Shadows. I think the other light spirits have the rest... If you want to know exactly what Fused Shadows are...well, maybe I'll tell you if you find the other two. I guess you better do your best to find them huh?" Midna gave that lopsided grin, and Link walked over to the now purified water. He knelt down and splashed his face with cold, refreshing, clean supply he had helped return to normal. He begun to wash his hands of the dirt and blood that had collected on them.
"I'm not looking for the rest. I don't care what they are, or what they do. I want to live, and I just want to find my friends. I'm done helping you." And with that, Link got up and left the Imp standing there. Midna looked after him and gave a tiny smile.
"Oh...but you will help me..there is no turning back for you."
Link splashed into the Faron Springs. He was done with this..he just wanted to go back to the village, grab some supplies, and help Rusl search for the kids.
"I'm sorry, Faron, But I'm done. I got your dark power. But I'm not getting anymore. I can't. I have to find my friends. I can't be doing this. They could be dying! I need to find them." He shook his head and fell onto his knees. A strange feeling went across his body, as if suddenly all his pain was being lifted. His back eased from it's agonizing waves of pain, and link noticed his cuts and bruises closing up and fading.
" Heroic Link...Do not think that Hyrule is now saved from the spread of twilight. Leave these woods and go to the west, where you will find the land protected by the spirit Eldin There you will find those you seek.." Link snapped to attention as he heard this. The kids? There were to the west? Link got up and started to run, but the spirit called out.
"But know that these lands lie in twilight...They are now a dark realm covered by the clouds of dusk. If you set foot beyond the curtain of twilight, you will revert to your beast form, so be prepared. Hero chosen by the gods, you will do well.." The spirits voice faded, and Link turned to leave. Midna came up from his feet, but he just continued walking.
"That's better. Searching should be much easier now." Midna giggled and floated by his side as he strode on.
" I'm not getting your Fused Shadows, Midna. I'm going to save my friends. And I will bring them back safely. That's it." He didn't even look at her. He just kept walking. Midna frowned.
"You do realize the land is COVERED in twilight. You wont get anywhere...that is...without me." Midna's frown turned in to her lopsided smile, a devilish twinge added to it. Link twirled to face her, his face turning red with rage.
"Fine! I'll get your stupid Fused shadow. But after this one I'm done! You can get the last one on your own!" He turned back to the path and continued walking. Midna stood, stunned at his rudeness. DOES HE NOT RELIZE WHO I AM! I am the QUEEN of twilight! And then she frowned. He could never know that. He would just try to kill her, think this was her doing. So she followed the boy as he raged through the forest. Midna watched as a new look in his eyes spread across his face. Hope. She sighed and let a silent tear escape her red eyes. She needed that hope. For her kingdom. For her people. For her.