It's super cold here, but there's no snow. That makes me sad. Maybe when I go visit my dad in Washington, there'll be snow there. :]
Link's rapid barking woke me up.
I wanted to snap at him to shut up, but I still felt pretty weak.
Then something landed on me which made me jump to my feet, looking around with wide eyes. I looked down to see that a piece of the ceiling landed on me. Figures, since this place is so run down. "Link, shut up!" I shouted, but my voice sounded more like an animal's. I looked down to see two paws instead of my hands. My eyes widened and I lifted one of my back legs in order to look at it, and saw that it was a wolf leg as well. My fur was silver with white markings similar to Link's, I just wish that I didn't have his face mark. That would be really cheesy. The chain was around my back right ankle – er… paw. Midna was teasing Link already, and I heard what was happening.
Then Link was in front of my cell, starring at me with a questionable look.
"You're gonna need my help if you want to save your girlfriend." I growled, and that made his eyes widen. I could imagine his face burn red if it was human.
He looked up at Midna and she rolled her eyes before cutting my chain with a wave of her hand. I dug under the dirt hole in the corner and came up on the other side, shaking the dirt off. "This way." I barked, before turning around and running to the last cell, grabbing onto the hanging handle as Link and Midna were approaching. "Hurry." I ran out and into the slightly cramped hallway, leading the way until we reached the spirit. I closed my eyes and thought how to change senses.
"Oh… Well, well…" Midna sneered. Eee hee hee! Want to see something interesting?" She asked. "You're beasts, remember?" Press X to hone your senses and poke around! Wait, what did she say?
I closed my eyes tightly, and when I opened them, I was using my senses. I saw the spirit's form and blinked twice.
"Huff… Huff… Can't… run… any… further… That's… far… enough… right? I'll be safe here… I think." The soldier said. Coward. My claws scrapped against a rock and he turned his head side to side quickly. "What was that noise?" He asked to no one. "Don't… Don't anything come near me!" He shouted.
Whatever. I muttered, then got out of my senses and turned to walk away.
As Link followed me, Midna spoke again.
"That was a soldier's spirit." She said. "Maybe it's someone from the other world? Eee hee!" That giggle was so annoying after a while. "There are lots of other spirits roaming about here, you know. Use your senses to see them. They might know things…" She said.
"I know where to go, thanks." I growled at her, which made her giggle again.
I turned my attention back to where I was going. I lead him past a large gate that had the door open when Midna spoke again.
"I doubt you're used to your new bodies yet, so I'll just tell you... Think about how you fought enemies in your human form… Just because your shape has changed doesn't mean your instincts have as well!"
"Thanks." I said, sarcasm heavy in my voice. I turned right and grabbed onto the hook that gave us more water.
"What are you doing?" Link asked, his eyes widening.
"Chill out!" I barked, growling. "We can't exactly walk on those spikes over there, can we? So we swim over." I explained.
"Can you lower the water level?" I nodded. "How?" He asked.
"Magic, dumbass." I rolled my eyes. "Wolves…" I muttered, jumping into the water and doggie paddling across the spikes. I couldn't feel my paws once they hit the icy water, so I couldn't tell that I cut my left front paw on one of the spikes. I crawled out of the water and went straight, and then told Midna to grab another handle that made the water go down. When I dropped to the ground, I bared my teeth playfully at Link. "See? Magic."
He was starring at me seriously.
"You're depended." I muttered, brushing past him. "Mmm…." I looked around when we got to an intersection, forgetting which way to go.
"I thought you knew where you were going." Link teased.
"Shut up." I snapped, before jumping down to the lower level.
Midna then jumped off of Link's back and went through the bars, her hair forming that hand thing, motioning for us to come. "This way! Over here!" She called. "I'll be waiting for you, but you'll have to help yourselves for a change!" She giggled again.
"Yeah, right." I muttered.
"So what now?" Link asked me. "She won't help us out."
"No shit. We go through here." I ran over to the small crawl hole and ignored the spirit like I always did.
Midna jumped back onto Link's back. "Eee hee!" She cackled. "Awww, did the little detour tire you out, little wolves? By the way… Are you using your senses like you should?" She asked us.
Link turned to me with a raised eyebrow muscle, and I turned my head away with a roll of my eyes.
"It looks like the spirits here… They're all soldiers." She observed. "Where in the world could we be? Eee hee! You want out of here, right?" She patted Link's sides. "OK! We're off!" She declared.
"I'll lead this time." Link growled.
"Yeah, 'cause you obviously know where to go." I waited for him to go ahead of me to the winding staircase. He ran ahead and jumped, only to have the ground crumble beneath him and make him fall into the water.
I stayed behind and watched it, and when his head was above water, I wolf-laughed at him. "Smooth." I muttered, sitting down.
"Ugh… What are you doing?" Midna asked him, shaking the water off of her arms.
Link ran back to me and glared.
"Told you I know what I'm doing." I smirked.
Midna spoke again. "I guess I have to do EVERYTHING for you two…" She muttered, shaking her head and sighing dramatically. "Look, I'll show you all of the small ledges so just concentrate on me and jump to where I am!" She cheered, and then floated to a stable part where we jumped in unison twice to get to a large piece of staircase. I showed Link where to jump until we had to stop because a large rock shape was in our way.
Midna floated on top of it and we followed, jumping even higher the next time.
I looked behind us and blinked twice. "I can't believe I jumped that high…" I muttered.
"I can't either." I heard Link mumble, which made me pin my ears.
"You wanna try and lead us again?" I asked, and his ears pinned as well. "So shut up." I growled.
"Do we walk along this?" Link asked, setting a paw on a rope that led down.
"No." I growled.
"Why not?" Link asked, looking at me in a confused look.
"Look where it leads. It leads downwards. We want to go up." I explained, and he nodded understandingly.
"We walk along the next one." I said, 'jogging' over to the next rope we came across, making sure to get my paws steady before I put weight on it.
I waited for Link to come across as well before going on until we reached the top.
"Great, what now?" Link asked.
"Relax!" I snapped, and thought. "Mmm…." I looked around and saw a pile of rubble. "Over here." I stood on top of it and Link looked at me like I was crazy. "Midna, we need you." I said, and she nodded once, floating to a tower of rock. I jumped to where she was four times until I reached the window/door thing. "See?" I called down to Link. "Now, come on!" I shouted, stepping back to give him room.
I heard Midna ask Link something which I think was her asking if he knew where they were yet.
Link jumped up in front of me and I backed up even more. "This way." I turned around and led him out and on top of Hyrule Castle.
"So, we were finally able to get out." Midna said, stretching and yawning. "And look at the sky!" She exclaimed. "Isn't the black cloud of twilight looking beautiful today?" She always asked that in the game. "Do you know where this is?"
Yes.
"You STILL don't know? Eee hee hee! Look, there's someone I want to introduce you to… but I'll need you to get to that tower to do it!"
"Tower?" Link asked.
"The one over there." I pointed to nearly the other side of the castle with my tail, and he sighed. "Not what you were expecting, huh?" I asked, smirking. "Come on, lover boy." I teased, jumping down and running off, Link following me.
"So there are even spirits up here, huh?" Midna asked once we reached one in the corner. "This whole spirit thing is pretty new to you, huh?" She asked.
No.
"Even though these guys can see those monsters, they don't know a thing about you!" She teased. "If you think I'm lying, why don't you check it out? Use your senses… Eee hee!" That laugh is so annoying…
"What… What are these monstrous birds? And what in the world is happening here?" The spirit asked to no one. "Ah, our poor Hyrule Castle!" He exclaimed, and Link's ears pricked up.
"Come on." I muttered, butting my head against his side. "Help me push this box."
"That wasn't the person I wanted you two to meet, by the way…" Midna said. "Well, let's just try and get to that tower."
"What do you think we're trying to do?" I growled.
Midna shrugged and cackled again.
"Link, help me." I growled, and Link just pushed the box with his head.
"There." He said, turning to watch me scramble up the box and jump down on the other side.
"Don't try and fight these birds. They always fly in groups, and we don't have the right skills to attack them right now." I told Link, and he nodded. "This way." I turned back and followed the only way I can go without jumping to my death, and then we reached the dead end.
"Now what?" Link asked me.
"We wait." I said, sitting down.
"Wait? For what?"
There was a strong breeze and I jumped onto the bridge, running to the safe, steady rock. I turned around to see Link looking at me with wide eyes and an open mouth. "No way!" He exclaimed, taking a few steps back.
"If you want to save your friends, then jump when there's another wind!" I called, sitting down.
Link hesitated, but when there was another gust of wind, he jumped and hauled ass, crashing into me in his fright.
"Calm down!" I barked, gripping his scruff in my teeth.
Link instantly relaxed, his head drooping a little.
"Look! Just a little farther!" Midna exclaimed, pointing to a pole with a few knobs sticking out. She floated over to it and beckoned to us with her hair… hand.
I took a deep breath and jumped to her twice before I was on the roof, Link landing right behind me. "Now?" He asked, panting a little.
"Into that window." Minda said, pulling on his ear and pointing to the window leading to Zelda's room.
Link bolted off for it, and I followed, my pace a little slower than his.
We both jumped down into the stair way and walked up, and Link pushed the door open with his head, though stopped dead in his tracks at the site of the hooded figure, though I walked right up to her.
Link bared his teeth, growling, and Midna covered her mouth slightly, giggling silently.
Zelda lifted her head slightly when she felt our presence and turned slightly, the only thing we could see was her nose/cheeks.
Link instantly stopped, pricked his ears, and stood up straight, walking over to the woman.
Midna sighed and rolled her eyes.
"…Midna?" The woman asked, ignoring Link's 'O3O' face.
I sat behind Link quietly, ignoring the slight jingle of my chain.
"Eee hee! You remembered my name? What an honor for me…" Midna smirked.
"So, these are the ones for whom you were searching for…" Zelda muttered, looking down at Link.
"I just wanted him, but she came along too." Midna thumbed back at me. "And they're not exactly what I had in mind…" She scratched her chin lightly. "But… I guess they'll do." She smiled and nodded.
Zelda crouched in front of Link and examined him. "… You were imprisoned?" She asked. "I am sorry…" She muttered, bowing her head a little.
"Poor thing." Midna said, scratching Link's side. "He has no idea where this is or what's happened…" She then set the back of her hand on her hip. "So, don't you think you should explain to him what you've managed to do? You owe him that much…" She sat up again. "Twilight Princess… Eee hee!"