Chapter 5- A Remlit's Tale
It was a normal day in Skyloft, that is, up until Wizzro decided that he wanted to capture Fi for her magical abilities.
It just so happens that Agitha was taking a small vacation at Skyloft to get away from the endless Twilight and Ms. Kitty. No offense to Ms. Kitty, but she can get kind of bossy sometimes.
A Skyloftian man flees from the battle scene, passing Agitha as he does. Agitha catches his attention and makes him stop.
"Excuse me, but why is everybody in such a panic?"
"Flee!" The man screams. "There is a crazed wizard attacking the Goddess Statue!"
That was all Agitha needed to hear. Despite being on vacation, she could just let evil wreak havoc on the peaceful realm of Skyloft. She springs into action with her trusty parasol.
Fi is awakened by Wizzro, only to end up regretting waking up. As fate would have it, that is exactly when Agitha comes in. With the combined powers of the two, they manage to defeat Wizzro and his small army.
"Agitha, on behalf of Skyloft, I thank you," Fi says.
Agitha blushes. "It was my pleasure."
As Agitha exits the inside of the statue, a clumsy Remlit slips off the side of the statue, landing on Agitha's parasol. Agitha's startled by the noise and the sudden weight on her umbrella, looks up. Upon seeing the silhouette of the cat-like creature, she shakes her parasol violently in an attempt to get the creature off.
The Remlit hits the grass with a thud. The creature, unlike others of its kind, decides to just sit still and contemplate its bad luck. Perhaps Keese for dinner last night wasn't the best idea; bad karma.
Agitha squeals with joy at the sight. "Oh my gosh, it's a kitty!" Then she notices the ringed tail and big ears. "A kitty-chinchilla-raccoon?"
The local demon lord, Ghirahim, comes up behind. He guffaws and says, "Remlit. You've found a Remlit."
Agitha sets her basket down and picks up the feline-like mammal. "It's adorable! So CUTE!" She rubs her cheek on its soft fur. Ghirahim hates all things mushy, so he makes himself scarce.
The Remlit seems to smile at Agitha. Right then and there, Agitha decides aloud to herself, "I'm going to take you home and make you my faithful, kitty companion! We can hunt insects together and be the best of buddies!" With that said, she picks up her basket, puts her new friend in the basket, and skips off with a cheerful spring in her step.
…
That afternoon, Agitha encounters a problem. Her hotel doesn't allow pets! For a minute, Agitha stands there, defeated. Then, she starts thinking like her friends. What would Midna do? What would Ruto do? How would Darunia or Lana solve this problem? Then, an idea strikes Agitha like a meteor strikes a planet; full of flare and fiery ambition.
The hotel manager watches Agitha stroll into the lobby with a full basket, covered with a white cloth. The girl appears innocent, so she must me.
The cloth on the basket moves by itself.
"Hey, miss, just as a security protocol, what's in the basket?"
Agitha tenses up. She relaxes herself, turns towards the manager, smiles, and says in the sweetest tone she can muster, "Nothing. Just some stuff from the market."
A small 'meow' can faintly be heard, which causes both the manager and Agitha to flinch. The manager points at the basket, screaming, "You've got a creature in there!"
"No I don't! I swear! I'm a rule-abiding little girl. It's just the fish I bought for supper swimming around in their sacks. It's fresh fish."
The manager taps his fingers on the counter. "So, yes, something alive is in the basket."
Agitha nods.
"The fish meowed."
"Yes."
"…"
Just to prove a point, Agitha pretends to wipe off her mouth and uses her arm as cover to go "meow".
Any normal human wouldn't buy it, but since the hotel manager is a Skyloftian, and not a normal human, he allows Agitha to go to her room, her basket and all.
…
Agitha, the sweet girl that she is, makes a little bed for her new pet Remlit. The bed is just a little box (the delivery boxes from dinner the night before; she had Chinese food) with some cotton balls to fill the bottom and a hand towel for a blanket on top. The Remlit, which Agitha named Peanut, curls up in a little ball in its new bed.
The events of the day have wiped out Agitha. She did a lot of relaxing until about noon-ish, when she defeated Wizzro with the help of Fi. The rest of the day was spent frolicking with Peanut and catching bugs. Aw, today was a good day.
Peanut listens intently at the movements Agitha makes. He can hear as Agitha climbs into bed and dozes off. Very cleverly, Peanut waits several minutes after the sounds of Agitha's movements stop. All Peanut can hear now is the soft sound of Agitha's peaceful breathing.
Now, it is time.
Peanut climbs out of his little bed. Unlike earlier that day, his eyes are yellow now. He has fangs which drip saliva, and his soft tail has become spiked up, as if he was a cat hunching its back and hissing at a dog. As he creeps over to the window, his claws come out, one by one, as silent as the grave. Not even Dampé the Gravekeeper, whose ears have become keen to even the slightest movement in the graveyard, could have heard Peanut's footsteps and the retraction of his claws. Interestingly, Peanut's ears have also taken a more pointed shape.
As quietly as possible, Peanut hops onto the windowsill and opens the locked window. With a small, ticking noise, barely audible to the human ear, Peanut summons his fellow Remlits. It doesn't take long for many more Remlits to climb the walls of the hotel and enter Agitha's hotel room through the window. Each one of them holds the exact same, transformed appearance as Peanut. All of them, hungry for mischief.
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After consulting with the hand in the toilet, Ghirahim wanders through the quiet streets of Skyloft. This city is so quiet after the sun sets. There are no Loftwings above or below, as well as no pitiful humans.
Well, except maybe that one.
Ghirahim stares at the end of the alleyway, where a pack of Remlits stand alongside each other each other, led by a single Remlit. The bunched-up group of Remlits is bunched-up to do a specific task; to carry the victim. The sleeping cargo is Agitha.
Seeing Agitha, Ghirahim's immediate response is to prepare for battle, but after seeing that she is sound asleep, he drops his guard. A series of questions then proceed to drift through his mind, including questions such as 'are the Remlits suddenly an advanced society?' and 'how did they manage to carry Agitha on their backs through the city and not be noticed?'.
The Remlit in the front, leading its pack, stops at the edge of the alley and looks in. Ghirahim tenses up. The Remlit, Peanut, sits like a cat and smirks at the demon lord. A mischievous glint of light bounces off the Remlit's right eye. Once his comrades pass him, he stands on all fours and follows.
Ghirahim has sudden urge to follow. He follows, only to have Peanut order three of the back Remlits to attack him. Ghirahim flees, luckily with all his limbs and both of his eyes still in contact. He couldn't strike a single hit, but probably because one of the three Remlits was on his face the entire time. Being defeated by a bunch of felines; not quite as humiliating as being beaten by Cuccos, but still humiliating.
…
All we know today is that Agitha was not killed, and left Skyloft in one piece. She refuses to tell where she woke up, or what the Remlits did with her. Considering that all the Remlits look the same, she believes that after putting Peanut to bed, she never saw him again. Nobody today knows exactly what happened. Agitha only knows what happened before she went to bed, and what happened after she woke up. She has never told another being what happened once she woke up.
And, in the entire universe, the only being who knows the story from beginning to the end… is Peanut the Remlit.
Author's Notes- I don't know about you, but I'm pretty proud of this one. In the reviews, PsycoFangirl suggested that Ghirahim be attacked by a Remlit. Thank you, PsycoFangirl for suggesting this. I will admit, I have never actually played Skyward Sword, but if I ever get the chance, I won't pass it up. I had to research Remlits, and I think they're awesome. ALSO, I made a mistake in the last chapter. 'Hyrulian' is actually spelled 'Hyrulean'. For those of you that noticed, I apologize. In the future, I will correctly spell it. Those of you whom didn't notice, I admit I goofed, and I wish for you to know the correct spelling. I'm really enjoying writing these short stories.