Chapter VI: The first Trap Cards used
Author's Note: Sorry this took so long; I was w/out a computer that had Micrsoft Word for a while and I had 2 get my writer's block out of the way. So plz, plz, PLZ review…I can create a better story that way if u do! Thank You!
They continued to walk for miles, trudging through mud and forest. Both were worn out, tired from having to walk all the miles that they did. I wish I had Epona right now Link thought. However he continued to walk on, though slowly. He had refused to rest, and the consequences were coming to show. He moved at a slower pace, his eyes were half-shut, and his face no longer showed the cheery personality that he normally exhibited. They continued to walk until finally, Link tripped on a dark tree root, stumbling to the ground, and uttering a roan of fatigue and pain. Midna sighed as she turned around to see what shape he was in; Link was trying to get up,but his muscles refused to exert the necessary energy. "That's it!" Midna exclaimed as she bent down to pick him up. "You are officially too tired to continue walking, hero." With one swift movement, she picked him off the ground and carried him in her arms.
"But…" Link started to protest, but Midna interrupted "no buts, Link. Zant has become more powerful than ever, and he'll wipe the floor with you if you're snoozing."
Link opened his mouth to retort, but Midna put a finger to his mouth as a way of saying Shut up. Midna will have her way even if she has to warp me to an inn herself… thought Link. Midna looked around and saw a cave big enough to hide them from any potential enemies. Good enough Midna thought as she walked to the cave with Link in her arms and went to see what their temporary resting place would be like.
The cave was nothing large or fancy; the rock was dry and it was flat enough to rest on. She then gently laid Link down on the surface and put her magic to work. She raised her palm, closed her eyes, and muttered an incantation. One of the beds from the Palace materialized into the cave, with all the pillows, blankets, and sheets to boot. Midna smirked, satisfied with her magic. She then lifted Link up and laid him back down gently on the mattress. As soon as he hit the mattress, Link began to yawn; as much as he hated to admit it, the thought of rest was too good to resist. Within a minute of lying down, his eyes closed and he fell asleep. Midna smiled as she heard his familiar, quiet snoring. So peaceful… she thought as she watched him sleep. It made her reminisce about one of their previous adventures, after they defeated Blizetta and found the second quarter of the Mirror of Twilight. He's always pushing himself, never stopping to rest she thought as she thought back on that time.
Link stepped through the portal, smirking as he dissolved into twilit pieces. One down, two to go he thought. As he reappeared outside of the manor, he tried to walk forward, but he tripped on the steps and fell on his face. Midna popped out of his shadow and shook her head in disappointment. Poor thing, she thought. He's been fighting nonstop; he should really get some rest. She then helped him up and said "Come on, let's get you some rest. You more than deserve it."
Link tried to protest "I'm just fine, and besides, we still have the other half of the mirror to find." However, his body started to fight his words as he started to yawn as he spoke.
Midna shook her head. "Just as I thought; you can't even take two steps without yawning, so how do you expect to find the next shard?" Before Link could protest, Midna muttered a quiet incantation and before long, Link blacked out. Before he fell, she warped them to Ordon Spring. As Link materialized, Midna kept him from falling by using magic to levitate him. She then brought him to his old house, levitated him up to the door and phased him through the door. Once she got inside, she materialized a blanket on his fallen body and watched him rest. Her heart melted at the peace she saw as he quietly snored.
That was when I realized that I truly felt something for him… thought Midna as she watched Link rest. Gingerly she rested her hand on his shoulder as he slept. Rest up Link…she thought as she herself began to feel drowsy. "Guess I need to sleep too" she yawned as she lay down next to Link, wrapped her arms lovingly around him, and let sleep take her.
Hours later, the young Twilight Princess awoke, eyes fluttering open. She turned her head, gazing towards Link. The hylian warrior was still asleep, snoring quietly. Midna carefully rested her hand on his head and ruffled his hair playfully. Link's eyes then opened and he sat up, declaring "Alright…we've wasted enough time; we need to get to Zant." Midna nodded and was about to help him up when they felt a rumble. Link clutched onto Midna's leg for fear that he might fall into a pit should one open. Wait a minute…thought Midna. It's not under us that something's rumbling from, it's something outside coming here…but what?
She didn't have to wonder long, as suddenly, a battalion of goblins rushed in with swords and clubs raised. Link got up immediately and drew his sword. He can't fight them all, Midna thought. She then remembered something and reached into her pocket for the 5 purple cards she received from the Dark Magician. She then murmured "Magical Hats." The card then dissipated as four black hats then appeared out of thin air, each one holding an identical question mark on it. One then covered Link and the 4 hats moved around too fast for anybody to see and then settled in a row. The goblins looked around, confused. They then charged the hat on the left and it combusted on impact. Midna sighed with relief as the hat revealed itself to be empty. Link then jumped out of the hat that he was in, shield and sword raised and took a defensive stance. Midna then put her hand on his arm, saying "I think this'll be easy now."
Link looked at the goblins and laughed; they were snoozing like babies, not even paying attention to Link or Midna. He then took a bomb out of his bag, lit it and threw it in the middle of the sleeping battalion. The duo then ran out of the cave and covered their ears as a satisfying boom emerged from the then ran back to the cave to see the goblins gone, replaced by a floating card, similar to the ones that Midna received, but not only was this one a different color, but it had stars, numbers, among other things on it that the purple cards didn't. Midna again stored it into her pocket. She then turned to Link and said "Let's get going Hero. We don't want to miss taking down Zant." Link nodded as he took her hand and they walked with a renewed confidence. With these new weapons at our disposal, we can't lose…they thought as Zant's castle loomed in the distance.