Note: The Legend of Zelda belongs to Nintendo. Shadow Echo and Emerald Moon belong to me, GlassSuicune. I quoted Metallica's 'Enter Sandman' a little in here, BTW. As always, I hope you like this chapter. Now.....
"This" is telepathy.
This is any song I quote.
Chapter 2: Paranoia.
The old book was closed and placed in a nearby bookshelf. "At least, so says legend anyway." said an elderly woman, "I hope you all realize it is just a fairytale..." All the kids except for two nodded their heads. A young boy and girl who looked to be about fourteen were the ones who didn't nod.
The boy wore a hooded green jacket with a gray shirt underneath ( though you couldn't see it), and blue jeans and and black boots. His eyes were blue and his hair was brown. The girl wore a hood-less purple jacket with a black shirt underneath, tan brown jeans and light brown boots, along with a blue hat on her head. Her eyes were green and her hair was yellow.
"We believe it Ms. Lyza." said the girl with a hint 'So THERE!' in her voice. Ms. Lyza straightened her glasses. The boy stood up and yawned, walking away from the storyteller, saying, "Thanks for reading it." The girl followed. The other kids remained stationary. Ms. Lyza smiled at them and pulled out a book titled 'Robin Hood'.
"Shadow! Shad! Shady! Shade! S-H-A-D-O-W!!!!!!!!!!!!! WAIT!!!!!!!!!!!!!!" the girl cried, running over the boy. "Hi Emerald..... This is the third time you've run me over....." Shadow groaned, his sapphire eyes showing both annoyance and amusement. Emerald grinned and said, "Sorry Shad, you just walk SOOOOOOOO slow."
"Or maybe you run TOOOOOOOO fast?"
"Ha ha. Very funny Shadow!"
"Hey, it may be both. You never know."
"Okay, you walk too slow, and I run too fast?"
"Yep. And that is......"
"A recipe for disaster?"
"Most likely."
Emerald let out a chuckle. "What time is it anyway?" she asked. Shadow looked at the old clock outside the library. "Um, about 4:00 pm...... We probably should head home now." he answered. Emerald straightened her hat and zipped up her jacket, "Well then, to home we go!" Then she took off like a rocket, leaving poor Shadow behind.
Shadow noticed snowflakes falling and pulled his hood over his head. "There she goes again......." he muttered, before running after his friend. The snow began to fall in greater numbers, blown by the chilling wind. Shadow admired the pretty frozen water, almost stopping and just standing there.
"OH SHA-DOW....." Emerald called, in a singing voice, "You coming? I'm WAI-TING....." Shadow sighed and ran beside her, "You need to slow down and take the time to see things...." Emerald grunted, her emerald eyes clearly showing impatience. Shadow sighed. Emerald would never understand.
A flash of black could be seen flying from run building to another. The teens didn't notice. The black figure swiftly moved across the office building, and three more black figures flew over the previous building. Again, the teens were oblivious.
Shadow and Emerald started walking out of the city, both noticing an eerie atmosphere had replaced the once peaceful one. "Emerald, maybe it's just me, but does something feel kinda.... oh, I don't know, strange?" Emerald nodded. Shadow looked around the city, noticing no one was there.
"Where did everyone go?" Emerald asked, "There were people walking around here not too long ago...." Shadow shook his head, "Let's go back to the library. I'm not sure I wanna walk back home alone with things not feeling right."
The four black figures watched Shadow and Emerald walk away. "They won't be hard to take care of, as long we do it quickly......" the leader communicated to the other three. "It's a shame Master sends us to dispose of mere children....." one sighed.
Shadow and Emerald walked inside the library, which housed the lifeless atmosphere from outside. No one was there, Ms. Lyza, the other kids, the librarian, everyone, just gone. Without a trace. "I don't like this Shadow......" Emerald said quietly. "I don't like it either....." Shadow replied.
"What do we do now?"
"I don't know......."
"Should we call somebody, like the police?"
"If they're still here....."
Emerald walked to a desk and picked up a phone. She was about to dial a number when she noticed the cord had been cut off. "Oh dear......." she whispered. She then noticed all the cords to every other electronic had been cut off as well, basically leaving no form of communication outside the city.
The lights started to flicker and dim, making the teens jump. Some light bulbs actually exploded, causing the library to grow even darker. Outside the clouds were darkening, almost destroying all form of light. The cord holding one lamp fixture snapped, and it nearly fell on Shadow. He just stood there dumb struck.
Emerald walked to the glass door and gently grabbed the handle. It cracked and fell apart, giving her a slight cut. Emerald then placed her fingers on the glass itself, and immediately pulled away when it cracked and fell apart as well, allowing the screaming wind to blow in. Emerald's eyes squinted at the force and she backed away.
A ringing noise could be heard, echoing on the wooden floor. Shadow turned around, feeling very uncomfortable. Emerald remained near where the door once was, listening to the wind's creepy whispers. The ringing grew louder, indicating whatever the sound was coming from was getting closer. Shadows began to move within the dark room, looking as if they could slice one in half. The ringing reached an almost unbearable volume.
Hush little baby, don't say a word.
And never mind that noise you heard.....
Shadow backed away as a shadow began to form a shape. In less then three seconds, it was now a ghostly, masculine form in the shape of a cloak. Shadow's eyes widened when he saw no visible face within the hood. Almost immediately, and without warning, the figure pulled out a knife and lunged at him.
It's just the beasts under your bed,
In your closet,
IN YOUR HEAD!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Shadow scrambled to get away, but the ghost managed to slice his arm. Shadow grabbed his injured arm and clenched his teeth, making a hissing noise as air went in and out of his mouth. The ghost pulled out another knife and held both in front of him like a pair of scissors. Shadow stood there, staring at the ghost, ready to dodge any other attack.
Emerald stood by the shattered door, completely unaware of Shadow's current predicament. Another shadow appeared in front of her, taking the form of feminine figure in another cloak form. Emerald backed away from her, terrified at the empty hood. "Who are you? Better yet, WHAT are you?!" Emerald cried, noticing Shadow and the other ghost. "We are the Black Reapers. Of course, telling you is almost meaningless, you'll be dead soon......" the female answered, pulling out a knife.
Emerald immediately grabbed a long piece of shattered glass, ignoring the cuts it gave her and stabbed the Reaper with it. No blood poured out. The black hood 'looked' down at the glass shard that impaled her and laughed. "Waste of time....." she murmured, stabbing Emerald in the shoulder. Tears poured from Emerald's eyes and she fell to her knees, holding her shoulder.
Shadow backed into a bulletin board, trying so hard not to get stabbed by one of the knives. Deciding being up against a bulletin board wasn't the best idea, Shadow took his chances and ran by the Reaper, slamming his fist into his neck. The Reaper apparently was all cloak, as Shadow's attack easily closed part of his hood. "Oh sweet pineapples......" Shadow groaned.
Shadow didn't stand there, he immediately started running to the door. Another male Reaper appeared. Shadow ran in a different direction and grabbed a broom of all things and started whacking the two Reapers with it. Their laughs practically mocked him.
Emerald fell over to her side trying to dodge the knife. She grabbed another glass shard and started tearing at the Reaper with it. The Reaper sighed. "You bore me..." she groaned, raising the knife above Emerald. Emerald rolled over and the knife was stuck in the floor. She quickly got up and ran outside, Shadow joining her soon after.
Another male Reaper appeared, this one larger then the others. "Where do you think you're going, children?" he asked politely, which was eerie. "Outta here, that's where we think we're going!" Emerald cried, grabbing Shadow and making a mad dash from the library. The four Reapers gave chase.
As they ran, Shadow and Emerald could see black, cloaked figures ( nothing like the Reapers) atop black horses also pursing them. Then they heard a voice in their heads, saying:
"Come to Hyrule Castle or the Black Reapers and Riders will devour you...."
Note: Well, there's Chapter 2. Reviews welcome. Yes, I swiped the 'Black Riders' from 'The Lord of the Rings' before anyone asks. I don't know if there were any 'Black Reapers' though. I'll update Monday. See you then. Now, if you don't mind, 'Pokemon Platinum 'and 'MegaMan Starforce 2: Zerker X Saurian' are calling me..........
