Disclaimer: The Legend of Zelda series do not, repeat, not belong to me. They rightfully belong to Miyamoto. (May he continue to make excellent games for the rest of his days.) What does belong to me are Cleo, Finn, Syrilla and Okam (sorta).

Flowebb also belongs to me.

Chapter 6

Cleo resupplied at the market and left the palace with Okam leading her, Jack trailing behind. They went through the deeper alleys of the castle town, the place was like a maze. Twice Okam ran into a dead end, the second time he practically slammed into a wall. He punched it with a grunt and turned right around.

"You live here! Don't you know where you're going?" Cleo asked in mild confusion.

"I don't come down here that often. In fact, this is the first time I've been in this area."

"Exactly how long have you been a servant to Midna?"

"Vizier," he corrected. "And it's been a fortnight."

"Really?" Cleo raised an eyebrow. He suddenly stopped short and Cleo, who wasn't paying attention, almost fell off the edge of the floating island. Okam caught her and spun her about. "Thanks." They kept on going the other way. "So how did you become a Vizier?"

"The Twilight Princess found me on the side of a road. I was pretty weak and hungry, and she took me to her palace and cared for me. I was grateful to her and offered my wisdom to her as an adviser."

"Sorry, I didn't know you'd had a rough life."

"Well, don't be. In fact, things are looking up for me. Ah, here we are." They finally came to the warp. "I knew I'd find it sooner or later. Ladies first?" Okam offered.

"Thanks." Cleo stepped onto the warp platform and Jack joined her. The warp started automatically and Okam, who didn't have time to tell her anything, gave her the thumbs up with a grin before he and the alley vanished from sight.

The trail to Lunai Bay was along the coast. The sea was eerily still, no waves at all, and there was an unnatural black light glow from below the surface. The town they arrived at was pretty run down. The buildings, docks, and boats were old and decrepit. The people there were strange, while some of them looked just like the Zoras from Hyrule, except with glowing markings, there were Geozolas who looked a lot more like human angler fish.

They all looked gloomy and Cleo couldn't blame them. As she was passing by one of the buildings, she heard shouting from inside. She caught some words. "-was my grandpa's! I can't abandon it now! How am I suppose to keep this place running if you're going to turn your back?!"

A Twili burst through the drape covering the doorway. "You can't save it Flowebb!" The Twili shouted back. "No one will come here anymore, I've given up! You should find some other employment too while you have the chance!" He wandered off.

"I AM NOT GIVING UP THIS BAR!" A Geozola, with a beard that look like moss, ran up to the door. "Fine, go! Just go! See if I care!" he bellowed at the retreating back.

"I think we should keep moving, stay out of this..." Jack suggested.

Cleo was a little stunned by the crossfire of the argument she'd just overheard. "Right." But before she could move away, the guy named Flowebb spotted her and she stiffened, afraid he might shout at her too. But all the frustration he had displayed seemed washed away when he saw her. Never having seen a human before, he looked speechless. "Sorry sir, if I'm bothering you. I'm just passing though... I'll just go."

"Uh, oh no no, it's all right. I am sorry, you having to hear all that." They both laughed a bit. "You're not from here are ya?"

"Well no... I don't suppose the bar's still open?"

"Of course! Come in come in." They all went inside and Flowebb lead Cleo to a table. She was given some food, a glowing Lunai Bass. Jack wished he could eat too, he seemed to crave fish. It was slightly cold but she ate every bit of it until it was bones. "You're the first customer I've had in awhile," said Flowebb. "Things are going downhill lately."

"What happened here Mr. Flowebb?"

"There is a famine here. Our catch is rapidly disappearing. I figure that something is eating them all up."

"Do you think it has something to do with the insect invasion?" Jack asked.

"The insect army hardly bothers us, mostly because we aren't worth the fuss, becoming so poor and all. However, they might be the reason why we've become so poor."

"So if something is eating all your fish, if we destroy whatever's causing it, things will go back to normal, right?" Cleo concluded.

"Have you seen any evidence of this creature?" questioned Jack.

"There is one thing," answered Flowebb. "Ever since a strange new light appeared on Bioluminisle the fish have started disappearing."

"That's where we're going!" said Cleo. "We're trying to find an Essence of Light there."

Flowebb looked surprised. "Are you really? My grandpa told me of the legend about the essences, but no one was able to find any of them."

"It comes at a certain time of day from the Light Realm," said Jack.

"We'll go take care of the monster and grab the essence."

"You're going to fight it? But you're just a child, how will you... ...wait, is that-? Bless my soul! Is that the Skribal Sword?"

"This sword must be the Twilight Realm's Master Sword or something. People keep going on about it."

"Well even if you have the Skribal Sword, you still can't get anywhere without any fishing boats. They're all damaged."

"Oh, really?" Cleo moaned.

"So there is no way to get to the island?" asked Jack.

"Now, I didn't say that. There is something you might be able to use for that sword of yours. If you'll just follow me to the cellar, I'll give it to you."

They went down through a trapdoor in the back room. The cellar was dark, lit only by Flowebb's antenna, so he stuck close to give Cleo some light. The place had stacks of crates filling around half of the space. Flowebb said the thing needed was hidden behind them. Cleo had to work her way around, pushing boxes and climbing over them. In one corner they found a chest. Inside was a rune.

"Where did you get this?" Cleo asked.

"My grandpa found it washed up on shore when he was your age. He knew it was for the Skribal Sword, so he kept it safe. This is called Flamel according to the runes."

"Well, let's see what this does." Cleo equipped the rune and touched it and the tip of the sword ignited.

"Oh, not again!" Flowebb moaned. "This is the fifth leak this month!" The floor of the cellar was slowly filling with water.

The sword suddenly started moving on its own. "Whoa!" She was almost dragged by it. This was not the first time it had done that, the sword did the same thing when she first used Anubis. It was guiding her to a large crack in one corner where the water was pouring in. "Alright, show me what to do." The Skribal Sword started smudging it's light all over the crack. She pulled it away and the light vanished. The water stopped and the crack vanished.

"Incredible!" Jack said in amazement.

"It's perfect," Cleo added. "This is just what we need."

Flowebb laughed. "Great Oni is on your side Cleo!" He slapped a webbed hand on her shoulder. "My bar, no, this whole town will be back in it's heyday in no time!"

Cleo sheathed the sword. "I'll do a few more fix-ups here and then head to the island." She was true to her word. She wandered around town and used the Rune of Flamel to restore the buildings, docks, and boats until there was no sign of damage left. Then Flowebb offered to sail the two adventurers to Bioluminisle. The sea was a little spooky but also beautiful. The dark water was so clear that she could see the strange illuminated coral, jellyfish and other forms of life below her. After twenty minutes of sailing and listening to some of Flowebb's lyrics about kappas in the ocean, they hit shore.

They were on a small beach confronted by a thick mass of palm trees and bamboo. The only way in was a small opening. "If you ever need to resupply, I'll be waiting right here for ya. Good-luck!"

"Thank you Flowebb," Jack responded.

"We'll be back with the essence asap," said Cleo before entering the grounds of Bioluminisle.

"I did not know we are going to gather sap too," said Jack.

The island was so dense with plant life it was like they were inside a dungeon made of the forest. There were canyons and cliffs that made up the different levels with slopes for stairs, and there were fences with locked gates. Throughout her trip, she had to fight members of the insect army. There were dried river beds snaking across the ground. Gates, requiring two people to open, blocked the water. The Rune of Anubis's magic had upgraded so that Cleo's shadow double could move a little more independently by following a path drawn with the sword. She restored a bridge so her shadow could cross the deep gap and get to one slide lock, then Cleo herself grabbed the other. They both pulled the double slide locks until the water poured out and filled the river. A chest washed up on the river shore from which she got a key. Farther on, they found a damaged waterwheel. Restoring it caused it to turn again. The machine that was connected to a long abandoned lighthouse needed to be rewired so she had to follow the different colored wires to the proper plug-ins. After turning the lighthouse back on, its door opened and inside, she gained the Rune of Will-o-Wisp. The Skribal Sword now had the power to attract fireflies and use them as a lantern. In one area, there were standing torches in four separate rows of three, each of them were lit with a certain number of fireflies. The canyon below had torches in the same position but with a different amount of fireflies. Cleo figured she had to rearrange them to match the pattern above. She marked them down, then gathered and dropped them in the correct amounts. She was finally awarded the big key and went through the last gate.

Cleo and Jack came to a very large pond with a circle of floating rafts topped with torches. She hopped onto one just as Jack shouted "Cleo, be careful! There is something in the water!" At that moment, the raft lurched making her wobble. They saw something large, glowing and moving. Then, in a huge splash, a gigantic bloated fly burst out of the water, its wings buzzing loudly. After showing itself, it began to suck in all natural light in the area, including the torches, and became slightly bigger, the huge abdomen lighting up.

Glutinous Shadow Insect:
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