Demigods on the Loose
Chapter 10: An Old Friend
Well, now that Midna's back, Link has a lot of explaining to do. Anyway, hope you people who love Midna enjoy the rest of the story better. Enjoy!
Everyone was staring in shock as the mysterious woman stepped out of the portal. This was beyond anything even Percy had seen out of the ordinary.
"Midna." Link greeted the stranger, enthusiastically.
"Who's she?" Percy asked, trying not to sound rude.
"She's an old friend. Someone who helped me during the Twilight invasion."
"Link, I came to warn you. Kronos is not the only one who will be trying to take over the world. He has resurrected Ganondorf, and they're both plotting to take over."
"Ganondorf? I thought that when I last met him, he was killed for sure."
"Unfortunately, no. If Kronos has Ganondorf on his side, he will know everything about you, by now."
"Hey, who's the cute girl over here?"
Midna was staring in disgust as Apollo made cat-calls.
"Well, how did you get here?" Link asked, curious.
"Well, I might as well start from the beginning, from when I saw you last. After I destroyed the Twilight mirror, back in Hyrule, I became the queen of my people. Months after, I saw that something wasn't right in Hyrule. The presence of Ganondorf wasn't in the afterlife. I knew that I had to investigate. After a little research, I discovered that the myth about Din's grandson was all true, and that he was plotting, with the help of Ganondorf, to take over the earth and, eventually, Hyrule. I knew that the only way that I could ever get to you, was if I used my ancestors' magic. I'm not proud of it, believe me, but there was no other way. I sent that mirror to this spot, so that a portal would open and lead me here. Now, we must hurry to San Francisco and stop Ganondorf and The Lord of Time from taking over both worlds."
"Alright, people, let's go!" Percy commanded.
As everyone hopped in the van, Midna stared at Nancy and asked,
"I take it you are Link's sister?"
"How did you know that Link had a sister?"
"When one lives in a separate universe with powerful magic, there is no telling what you can find out. I hope that you have been a good sister to him. He's been through many troubles and hardships. I just don't want him to suffer anymore than he has to."
"I understand."
A few minutes later, the van was en route toward Kansas, taking back roads and forest trails to stay low-key.
When they had crossed into Ohio, Link figured that he could write a letter to Ilia. After all, he had only given her a quick goodbye when he had left for New York. She must be worried sick about him, especially since they had confessed their love for each other. As Link began the first few words, he wondered what he should say. He hadn't noticed that Nancy was right behind him, until she asked what he was doing.
"Writing a letter."
"Is that the writing of your world's English?"
"Yes, is suppose that you could call it that."
"For Ilia, I suppose?"
Link didn't even have to bother asking how she knew that. When he thought about it, it was pretty obvious that he was writing to her. Well, who else?
Across the room, Link spotted Midna staring at him, then turned away, what could only be sadness over her face. Link felt a little pang of guilt. It seemed that Midna was in love with him. She was a good friend. Sure, she could be a little rough around the edges at first but, otherwise, she was a good friend. He hoped that she would find someone else to love soon.
Suddenly, Link was lunged to the floor, as the van stopped abruptly. As Link picked himself up from the floor, Percy asked Apollo what was going on.
"I don't know. Some sort of construction on this road. We'll have to find another way. I think I saw a wood trail a few miles back."
Just as Apollo was about to turn the van around, Link was suddenly pushed over by Midna. Split-Seconds later, an arrow pierced through the window and thudded into the opposite wall. Link, with sudden realization, knew that Midna had just saved his life. The arrow would have pierced straight through his heart if she hadn't gotten him out of the way in time.
"Here we go again," Grover sighed, as he drew out his reed pipes.
The others drew out their weapons and rushed to stop the menace. That's when they all realized that they were surrounded by little green goblins on boars, who were firing arrows right and left.
"What are these things?" Percy yelled, as he struck back an arrow with his sword.
"Bulblins. I've fought them countless times before. When you knock one of them off a boar, kill it before it can get back on."
"Thanks for the heads-up, but I've got a better approach," Thalia said, raising her sword to the sky. Scant seconds later, the clouds started to swirl, lightning flashing out of the mass. Raising her sword, Thalia willed the lighting to strike down the Bulblin army, sending them into a panic.
"That was too easy," Percy said, a little wary that it was.
"Ah, Percy Jackson." a voice said, in a thick French accent.
"Dr. Thorn," Percy growled, as a man stepped out of the shadows.
He had dark shades over his eyes, which were blue and brown, gray hair, and was wearing a fancy, black suit.
"Dr. Thorn? Isn't he the guy who hired that cyclops to kidnap us?" Nancy asked.
"Yes I am, pathetic demigod. Unfortunately, that buffoon wasn't up to the task. So, I decided that I would do it myself. After all, if you want something done, do it yourself. Now, nothing will stand in the way of Kronos ruling the world."
"I don't think so," Midna retorted, swirling black essence around herself.
As it built up, Midna yelled as she flung it at Dr. Thorn. As it tied him up head to toe, he chuckled.
"Do you really think that that's going to keep me trapped, Princess?"
Suddenly, in front of everyone, Dr. Thorn morphed into a hideous beast, with the body of a lion, the head of a man, and the tail of a scorpion.
"Now, face the manticore, if you dare."
Without warning, he lunged his tail forward and launched spikes. Midna put up a defensive block on the first round. Smiling wickedly, Dr. Thorn launched another volley, which caught Midna off guard. She cried in pain as one of the projectiles burrowed into her arm. Link gasped as Midna clutched her arm. In retaliation, Tyson rushed the great beast, yelling,
"No one hurts the pretty lady!"
Having gripped Dr. Thorn by the tail, Tyson hurled him into a tree. Jumping down, Dr. Thorn mocked Tyson,
"Is that the best you got?"
Thinking quickly, Link realized that he could use his claw shots to disappear into the trees. Bringing them out, he made sure that the others were distracting Thorn before he disappeared. As Thalia lunged her shield forward to intimidate the fierce beast, Link jumped from tree to tree, getting closer to the beast's unguarded back. When the time was right, Link jumped from the tree and gripped the furry mane to hold himself on.
"You think that you can best the Manticore, puny mortal?"
Using this as their chance, Midna and Nancy charged the beast. Nancy burrowed her sword into his paw, while Midna used her magic to control the branches of a tree nearby. Whipping forward, the limbs gripped Dr. Thorn and hoisted him into the air. For the finishing touch, Thalia summoned lightning to blast the hideous beast into oblivion. As the sand trickled out of the tree, Link went to examine Midna's wound, praying that it wasn't poisonous.
"It's okay, Link. Manticore spikes only eject a toxin that pains you, not kills you." Percy reassured him.
Nancy, always the one who was prepared, brought out a strip of gauze and wound it around Midna's pale arm.
"Thank you." Midna replied, grateful that Nancy would help her, even though she was different from everyone else.
As the gang headed back to the van, they were once again on their way to Kansas.
As Link was tending to Midna, he said to her,
"Thank you, for saving my life."
"Let's just say that I did it in return for you helping me when I was exposed to the light."
Link remembered that time. He remembered as he raced toward Hyrule castle, praying that Midna wouldn't die before he got there. Even though Midna was a pain in the beginning, somehow, Link dreaded her dying.
Bringing himself out of the memory, Link just hoped that there wouldn't by anything else that would stand in their way. But hey, that's a demigod's life for you.
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Well, how did you like the battle with Dr. Thorn? I thought that it would be about time to bring him up, after he was seen in River Heights. Well, hope you enjoyed and please review!