Looking around, Stylish asserted.
"Seeing several islands flying around us is very impressive! However, it doesn't get very crowded here."
'' There is just this wooden house that shows that this planet is inhabited. '' Bols adds, looking at the house in the distance.
"It doesn't matter! First of all, let's figure out where we are and find some clue to get us to the location of a magical heart." Said Esdeath.
Continuing to walk towards the wooden house, who were on another floating island, the quartet crossed a wooden walkway. And arriving on the other side, they saw a two-legged cannon aiming for the sky.
"Wow, what kind of cannon is this?" Wave asked, stunned looking at the cannon. '' Is that a weapon? ''
"It looks like a cannon with feet, but where the hell is the fuse?" Stylish asked as he tried to look for the fuse, but only a hex panel with a red dot in the middle. '' How does this thing work? Quick, give the manual so that I can study it. ''
Not being interested in these kinds of weapons, Bols kept walking to inspect the surroundings, and was more impressed with his surroundings. Bols looked up to see a huge bridge so large that anyone could cross the entire lake and the land around it without any problem.
"This place is quite fascinating." Said Bols.
'' Honestly, it's impossible to know if this landscape is natural or if it has been modified by man. '' Wave remarked, walking beside him.
"Do you really think man could control gravity? '' Esdeath questioned. '' It is this entire environment that is magical. ''
''Magical ? ''
Esdeath then crouched down and then searched the grass around her feet. Then, in an instant, she picked up what looked like a small green emerald.
'' There are emeralds on the ground! I don't think the man had fun throwing them on the ground, as if they were seeds. ''
" JEWELRY ? '' Wave exclaimed.
Starting to dig the ground, he managed to pick up a dozen other emeralds.
''Unbelievable ! You realize that if we search the ground of this place, we will have enough money to buy an entire country, once we return to our world. ''
"If you want my opinion, these things have no value. '' Bols asserted. '' Maybe it's just glass or something like it. ''
Deciding to play the expert, Stylish grabbed another piece of jewelry and lit it with the help of the sun. Examining it for a few seconds, he declared with certainty.
'' These jewels are authentic. ''
Immediately, Wave put the emeralds in his pockets, asserting himself.
"With these jewels, I would have money to send to my village."
"If there are any emeralds on the ground, I want to know how they got here. '' Stylish asserted, starting to scratch the floor.
"Let's not waste time with this uninspiring mystery. '' Esdeath ordered, resuming her walk. "Let's go to this house already. ''
Following her, Bols and Stylish were behind her. However, it was a few seconds before Wave joined them, with his pockets filled with emeralds.
'' Wave ... ''
''What ? This is not theft ! And if these emeralds are valuable, I will share. ''
"Keep them. '' Esdeath suddenly nodded. '' You never know when we will need the money and these emeralds can allow us to make essential purchases for the rest of our adventure. ''
Finally arriving in front of the small house, she stopped and saw a little clown who looked depressed. The clown looked at the Jaegers, while still wearing the same sad expression.
"OHHHHH ! HI ! I've never seen you here before. ''
Approaching the quartet, he began to circle around them, examining them.
"You look very strange to me! Your ears are not pointed! Are you human? I've never seen humans with clothes like yours! Did you come from a distant land of some sort? '' Asked the sad clown.
Seeing him circling around them, Wave tried to follow him with his gaze, feeling uncomfortable with his many questions. Finally, he asserted.
"Huh… yeah, you could say that! In truth, we have gone astray! Can you tell us where we are? "
The sad clown then looked confused.
" Where are you ? You mean you have no idea what this place is? '' Asked the sad clown.
"Well yeah, I think that's the reason of his question." Stylish replied rudely, before Esdeath nudged him, which knocked him to his knees.
"I guess you're really not from here after all. Well, you are now at Lake Hylia, the largest lake in Hyrule. '' Said the sad clown.
"Hyrule? '' Said Bols.
Immediately Wave jumped in fear, seeing Esdeath gripping the hilt of her saber. Leaving her weapon in its scabbard, the young woman couldn't help but smile broadly, as she remembered Goli's last words, before he decided to leave.
" We will resume our fight in Hyrule. ''
'' Goli ... ''
Not seeming to sense the murderous aura around Esdeath, the sad clown was then shocked after hearing that no one knew where they were.
"Don't tell me travelers don't know anything about Hyrule?" Asked the sad clown.
The Jaegers simply shook their heads in response.
"Well, I guess there are people in this world who don't know certain things, do they?"
The sad clown then began to explain the country called Hyrule.
"According to legends, Hyrule was formed by the three goddesses Din, Naryu and Farore." the sad clown said, as the story caught Stylish's attention, who hastened to pick up a notebook and jot down any information he could gather.
"Din created the physical geography of the kingdom, Farore created the flora and fauna, and Nayru gave the laws of physics and magic. Once their tasks were completed, they left for the heavens and left behind three triangles. With these triangles, they can have the power to control everything - what is called the triforce. No one knows where they currently reside, but it's been pretty quiet since that month. "explained the sad clown, trying not to remember the incident that had happened in the past. "Well, that's pretty much the base of this country. Anyway, my name is Fyer. I'm one of the two people who run the Watertop Land of Fantastication." Fyer said pointing to his house.
Trying to understand his words, Wave finally asserts.
'' I barely understood half of his dialogue. ''
'' I didn't quite understand what was the triforce. '' Bols confessed.
No really interested by the history of this country, Esdeath preferred to return the courtesy to Fyer, by introducing himself.
"I am General Esdeath, Jaegers team leader! And these are my men."
'' General? Do you want to attack our world? ''
'' No! We just wanted to visit your wonderful kingdom. ''
Inside, however, Esdeath was thinking again about her desire for conquest. At first she had thought Mushroom's kingdom was weak, but she had been pleasantly surprised by Mario's power. Hopefully, powerful warriors lived in this realm. And if it did, Esdeath would come back here to conquer these worlds.
" The island where our boat is located is connected to it. "Wave remarked. "But there doesn't seem to be any way to get to another island ! Do you know how to get out of this island? ''
"Yes, of course ! For just eight rubies, I can get you out of this lake in no time." Fyer said.
"Rubies?" Said Bols.
"The green jewels that are in this man's pockets." Fyer said, pointing to the jewels, which were sticking out of Wave's pockets.
"Theses jewels?" The boy wondered, before grabbing a handful of rubies before handing them to the clown. "I did well to get them back! But how are you going to do to to make us travel? Do you have flying horses? ''
"Thanks for the jewelry! Now please enter the house. '' Fyer said standing aside and letting the Jaegers enter the house.
The door to the house quickly closed after Fyer then used some sort of machine with colorful blowers in front of it and on top were wooden cutouts of human-headed chickens. Fyer grabbed the crane on the right side of the machine and began to spin it. As he turned it, the house began to turn towards the house that hung from the side of the mountain. The roof of the house then opened and a cannon came out.
"Huh, what's going on? '' Bols wanted to know.
"Hey, I want to go out. '' Wave cried.
Too late. The cannon then fired the Jaegers toward the house as Wave and Stylish's eyes showed fear. Frightened, too, Bols had his eyes hidden by his mask, while Esdeath was the only one who sported a stoic face. However, feeling the mighty winds hit her face, she smiled, while holding her cap, to keep it from flying away. Flying over the lake, she was moving much faster than on the back of a dragon and seemed to be amused by the adrenaline that this experience provided.
Within seconds, the Jaegers landed perfectly on the balcony which had a red target symbol on the floor. Feeling like his heart had stopped beating, Wave made some strange noises, while trying to breathe again.
"What kind of transportation system was it ? I thought I was going to die. '' Wave cried, putting a hand on his heart.
Seeming to be like him, Stylish suddenly stood up, before declaring.
"No machine in our world can make us move so fast! I must study this canon! Let's go for a second round. ''
"Are you scary?" Wave asked.
Suddenly he was surprised to feel Esdeath rummaging in his pockets for the rest of his rubies.
'' Ge ... General? ''
" Now that we are certain that these rubies are useful, it is out of the question to waste them unnecessarily. ''
"There is nothing to worry about. '' Bols asserted. '' Just bend down to pick them up! Besides, I don't understand why this clown asks us for these jewels, when he can collect as many as he wants. ''
Shrugging, Esdeath pulled out her magical dial Peach had given her.
"Tatsumi ... Run ... Seryu! They each have a piece of the dial that allows them to be guided to me. ''
"Shall we wait for them? '' Wave asked, who was starting to worry about his friends.
''Out of the question ! We don't have time to lose. '' Esdeath assured, as she put away her dial. "Each of you must be able to fend for yourself, as there will be situations where you will be forced to fight on your own. ''
'' So where do we go? '' Wave asked.
"There was a town near this great castle that we saw earlier ! Maybe if we headed there we could probably get directions." Said Esdeath.
"How do you expect us to get to this castle on foot? It will probably take us hours to get there. '' Stylish said.
"You have legs." Wave and Bols said simply, not afraid to walk so much. "This walk will be much easier than traveling back to the Boo Forest."
However, pulling out his sword, Wave turned to strike an arrow, which he sliced in half.
"Huh? '' Stylish wondered.
" Who is here ? '' Esdeath asked, drawing her sword.
In response, a small green being appeared on top of a rock, while pointing a flaming arrow towards them. Then, a moment later, other green beings appeared, before firing their arrows. Standing still, Esdeath simply whispered.
'' Bols ... ''
Immediately, a jet of flame pulverized the arrows and almost burned the little green beings who began to cry out in fear. Seeing them start to flee, Wave rushed towards them, before summoning Grand Chariot. Barely he had the time to see him arrive, a goblin was punched in the face so hard that he crashed into a boulder, which was smashed to pieces. Crying more fearfully, the other goblins tried to flee, only to see Stylish in front of them.
Starting to smile, the doctor rummaged under his clothes and pulled out a fiery flower.
"Now is the time to test the weapons I got in Mussroom's Kingdom. ''
Swallowing the flower, he felt his clothes turn red and white, before creating flames in his hands. Creating dozens of fireballs, he struck the goblins who felt the attacks burn them.
Remaining perfectly still, Esdeath had her eyes closed. Yet, using only her hearing, she could see the fights, thanks to the noises. These subordinates easily were beating the goblins. However, the attackers seemed to call for reinforcements and were growing in number. Waiting for them to be a hundred, Esdeath finally opened her eyes, before reaching for the sky.
'' WEISSSCHNABEL! ''
Stopping running towards her, the goblins saw the huge blocks of ice floating in the air, before seeing them fall towards them. Trying to flee, most were crushed under the blocks of ice, while Esdeath slaughtered half the attackers in seconds. Appreciating hearing them scream in agony, Esdeath then grabbed her sword, before asserting.
'' It was just the warm-up! Let's talk about serious things. ''
All of a sudden there was a sound of a horn that could be heard from a distance. The attackers stopped and then began to flee from the Jaegers.
" Eh ? What just happened? '' Wave asked, watching the attackers flee.
"Where does this sound come from?" Stylish asked.
For her part, losing interest in pursuing warriors as fearful and weak as these goblins, Esdeath ends up putting away her saber, before ordering.
"Let's forget about that for now, there's a town right over there."
During this time ...
"So you are a warrior for justice! Waouh ! You are impressive, Seryu-chan. ''
Unable to help but feel proud, Seryu smiled broadly. Ever since she had met Megma, Seryu had told her about her adventures and the history of the Empire. Listening to her, Megma seemed impressed that Seryu was a righteous woman, and complimented her. Hearing this, Seryu was happy. In the kingdom of Mussroom, she had been criticized by many people such as Bowser and Peach. Megma was the first to compliment her.
"What about you, Megma? What are you doing here ? You said you weren't from this world. ''
''I'm on a mission. '' The young girl told her. "I am a mercenary! Me and my team, we are responsible for successful missions to keep the peace in different planets. ''
Grinning, she gave a peace sign with her fingers, before winking.
'' I too defend justice. ''
Hearing this fills Seryu with joy. At first, she was a little surprised to meet a girl like Megma, who possessed a strange teigu-like creature. But now she was happy to talk to her and to know that she was thinking like her.
Suddenly pulling her piece out of the magical dial, she watched the star arm pointing in a direction.
"Esdeath-sama is in that direction. ''
'' Your object is super practical! It's better than a compass! I should buy myself one too. ''
Then looking ahead, she declared.
'' In this direction, there is the capital! Nevertheless, it is several hours of walking! I doubt we can get there before the night. ''
''What ? Damn it! So we have to hurry. ''
However, walking past a pond, Megma rushed over to it, all while asserting.
''Awesome ! I would die of heat. ''
Then, she surprised Seryu, as she undressed to find herself only in her underwear. Once undressed, she put her feet in the water, before starting to gesticulate.
'' Wow ! It is cold. ''
"Megma? '' Seryu wondered, seeing her do it.
Continuing to tuck the rest of her body into the water, Megma turned to her, before giving her another wink.
"Join me, Seryu! It's super refreshing. ''
"But… we don't have time. ''
'' We always have time to relax a bit. '' Megma retorted. "And then, if you want, I can show you a way to get to the capital quickly. ''
''It's true ? ''
"Seryu ... I too am a warrior for justice! I never lie. ''
Listening to her, Seryu looked hesitant. Still, trying to trust her new friend, she ended up removing her scarf, then her boots. Smiling as she saw her undress, Megma moved towards her, while Seryu stepped into the water.
"Wow, Seryu! You have a beautiful body, despite being small. ''
''I'm not small. '' Seryu retorted, despite knowing that Esdeath was much taller than her. '' "I'm taller than Kurome. ''
Giggling, Megma began to swim a little further, while challenging Seryu.
'' Try to stop me from reaching the other side before you do. ''
"Hey. '' Seryu cried, seeing her swim before her. '' This is cheating. ''
And while the two girls started racing, Servine barely put her feet in the water, before plunging her nose into the pond to drink. For his part, Kuro remained still, only looking at Seryu, while appearing scared of the water.
During this time...
In the South of the Hyrule Fields, ther is a small village called Ordon Village. There was a house around a big tree, and right next to it was a little store. There was a thin man throwing stones at a huge bee hive hanging from the tree. As he threw a stone at the beehive, the bees came out and started chasing the man, until he jumped into the water. At the end of the village was a ranch with a group of blue goats walking around. There was a tall man who was trying to get the goats into the cabin, but they refused to listen to him.
Right next to the entrance to the ranch is a large house. Inside there were several pots and there was also a sumo wrestling arena at the end of the house. There were two beds, one behind a staircase and another on the second floor. What is so important about this place is that Tatsumi and Run were standing there, while eating some food that had been given to them. A fat old man with a small white mustache went upstairs to see the duo.
"Are you guys okay? ''
Standing up, Run immediately bowed to him, asserting himself.
"We thanks you for your hospitality. ''
''Thank you so much. '' Tatsumi said, imitating him.
'' No need to bow! It's nothing. ''
A girl about Tatsumi's age walked up the stairs and joined the trio.
"How are they, father?" the girl asked.
'' They are fine ! Apparently when Link-san found them, they had already managed to get out of the river! You have been lucky, young people! The current is very strong, and usually few people manage to extricate themselves from the water. ''
Then, sitting down on a bed, the man introduced himself.
'' Let me introduce myself, my name is Bo, I am the mayor of the village of Ordon ! And this is my lovely daughter Ilia." Bo said pointing to his daughter.
"Hey nice to meet you." Ilia said gently.
'' Me too ! I am Run. ''
'' And me Tatsumi. ''
Then, trying to look behind the duo, the boy asked.
"Is Link there? He was the one who came to us and brought us here so that we could rest. ''
Looking at his new clothes Tatsumi added.
'' And it is surely thanks to him that I will avoid catching the flu. ''
"Anyway, since you're new here, you should probably get to know the people of the village. Let's go outside, okay? Bo said opening the door and walking out with Ilia.
Seeing them leave, Tatsumi began to whisper.
"Run, do we agree that we can trust them? ''
"Of course we can, if they have helped us then there is nothing to worry about." Run said, before getting up. '' However, that doesn't mean not to be on your guard. Let's wait and see the reactions of the other villagers. ''
''Okay. ''
