"Megma, you are mean. " Seryu asserted. '' Because of you, we will never arrive at the capital before night. '' ''
Simply getting dressed, Megma whistled happily, not seeming to hear the distress in her new friend's voice. Only trying to regroup her hair to make a ponytail, she retorted.
"Seryu-chan, I told you before, didn't I? I know a way to get to the capital, much faster than on foot. ''
'' Yes, but ... ''
Finishing dressing, Megma put her hand to her belt and pulled out a small red and white sphere. Pushing a button, she tripled the size of the sphere, before pointing it towards Servine.
"Servine, come back. ''
Immediately, Seryu and Koro were surprised to see a red ray coming out of the sphere, to surround Servine, before making it disappear inside.
'' What ... ? " Seryu wondered.
Expecting her reaction, Megma smiles before explaining to her.
"It's a pokeball! It is an object which allows to contain my pokemons! It's like a house for them! They can live indoors, when I don't need them or when they need to rest. ''
'' Poke ... ball? ''
Storing Servine's pokeball at her belt level, Megma grabbed a second pokeball, which she threw into the air.
"Skarmory, it's your turn. ''
Opening, the pokeball released a huge gray bird, whose feathers appeared to be made of steel.
'' An iron bird? " Shouted Seryu.
"It's Skarmory. " Megma retorted. '' My second pokemon ! Each member of my team has two pokemons. ''
Landing near her owner, the pokemon began to rub her beak against her cheek, affectionately.
"Yeah! I love you too. " Megma assured her, stroking her head.
Then, climbing on her back, she motioned for Seryu to follow her.
" By flying, we will get to the capital much more quickly. ''
'' Flying? " Seryu is surprised.
'' Yes ! Skarmory can take us on her back. ''
Understanding Megma's idea, Seryu glanced at her pokemon. Then, finally, she moved behind Megma.
"Do you think she can fly fast enough to get us there before dark? ''
For any response, Megma simply says.
'' Skarmory. ''
Immediately, the pokemon spread her wings, before uttering a cry. Then, walking for a few meters, she flapped her wings, before starting to take flight. Clinging to Megma, Seryu felt the wind sweep through her hair, as she felt herself being pushed onto the pokemon's back. Closing her eyes first, she waited for the shaking to stop. As soon as the pokemon stopped climbing and managed to maintain stable flight, she then opened her eyes and was speechless.
Looking below her, she saw multitudes of incredible landscapes. Magnificent forests, waterfalls, great plains, dozens of islands floating in the air. Watching this incredible sight, Seryu's eyes were as sparkling as diamonds.
"It's beautiful, isn't it? " Megma questioned.
'' That's wonderful. " Seryu assured, not knowing where to direct her gaze. " It's so beautiful. ''
Turning to her, Megma winked at her, asserting herself.
" I knew you were going to like it! Usually, I prefer to keep this show to myself! Nevertheless, it makes me happy to share it with a person like you, Seryu-Chan. ''
At first surprised by her words, Seryu smiled back.
"Thanks, Megma. ''
Following Bo and his daughter, out of their house, Run and Tatsumi returned outside, to see the village again, where Link had taken them, after finding them by the river. Smelling the scent of the countryside, Tatsumi looked delighted.
" This smell reminds me of my village. ''
However, hardly had he time to rejoice when he heard.
"HEEEEYYY, catch up my goat." A person said, running behind the animal.
Turning their gaze, the two Jaegers saw a blue-looking goat, running out of the ranch and heading towards some children. Seeing this, Run hastened to use his teigu. However, faster than him, Tatsumi rushed towards the animal, before reaching out his arms to its horns. Then, managing to slow the animal down, he put his arm around its neck before forcing it to squat.
Unable to move forward, the animal was trapped by Tatsumi's embrace. Seeming to be used to doing this, he smiled, while declaring.
" I really feel like I am at home. ''
Hissing in admiration, Run asserted.
" Looks like you've tamed goats your whole life. ''
" My parents are farmers. " His friend told him, releasing the animal. " Therefore, mastering these animals is not complicated for me. ''
" I can see that." Run asserted, seeing the goat stand up and slowly walk back to the ranch.
"WOW!" Two of the children shouted, amazed at Tatsumi's technique, while the other two looked just shocked.
"Well, well, you sound like you're a pretty strong man. " Bo said, quite impressed with Tatsumi's strength.
"You are so cool sir. " One of the children said as he approached Tatsumi.
One was a boy with a sleeveless shirt, another was a smaller boy with a strange hairstyle and a cranky expression. A girl taller than the two boys who looks at Tatsumi romantically; and there was a blond haired child, who looks a little shy.
The sleeveless boy looked at his friends. "Did you see how he flipped that goat like it was so easy?" Said the sleeveless boy.
"It was good, I guess ... I've seen better though." Said the kid with the odd hairstyle.
"Oh, Malo, why do you have to be so negative? It was cool and you know it." the girl said, while Malo just looked the other way.
"Ignore Malo, he's always like that. My name is Beth. And it's Talo and this one over there is Colin." Beth said pointing to the excited and the timid.
Hearing the children, Tatsumi couldn't help but smile conceitedly, while scratching the back of his head. Then, finally, he affirmed.
"My name is Tatsumi! It was a pleasure for me to help you."
"In fact, what brings you here? " Bo asked. " Did you want to go tourist in the village of Ordon? ''
" Honestly, that was not our concern. " Run confessed. "For now, we need to find our friends. ''
Rummaging in his pockets, he pulled out his piece of the magic dial and saw the star branch point in an exact direction.
"Esdeath-san is over there. ''
Understanding what the object he was holding was for, Bo looked at the direction and started to search for something in his pocket. He then took out a map.
"You said you landed in a river ! All rivers lead to this lake right here." Bo said, pointing to a large lake on the map. "And where we are right now is this far." Bo said, pointing to a small plain far from the lake. "And I think your friends are over there. ''
He pointed to a city on the map, before declaring.
'' The capital. ''
"So far? How are we supposed to get here? " Tatsumi asked." And without map, it's impossible for us to direct ourselves? "
"Since you have protected the children, I will give you this card as a thank you." Bo said.
"Okay! Thank you." Run said, as Bo handed him the map.
"Now you are here, you go north over the bridge, then you cross the cave by the pond and then after you come out you go left ! You then head straight into the fields. are in the fields, you go to the right and until you find a bridge ! You cross the bridge and you go to the right to see a house ! You come in and tell the guy to take you to the lake. " Bo explained, pulling out a few rupees. "You will need it to use his services ! And one more thing, be careful with the bulbins ! These creatures attacks anyone they see. ''
"Huh… can you repeat that? " Tatsumi asked.
'' I noted. " Run assured him. " But what are bulbins? ''
"Mighty monsters that live in groups and attack Stray Travelers! If you have to fight a horde of their monsters, they will kill you."
'' No problem ! In my opinion, our general is much scarier than these monsters. ''
'' It's sure. " Tatsumi agreed. "Thank you for warning us of the danger, but we will face it. ''
"Well, good luck finding your friends." Bo said.
"Thank you, sir!" Said Tatsumi, as he and Run were about to leave, until Ilia rushed toward them.
"Tatsumi! Run! If you happen to see Link, could you say hello to him for me?" Ilia asked.
"Alright, sure." Run said. "Anyway, we'll also have to thank him for his help! And, Tatsumi, don't forget that your magic dial is in your soaked clothes. ''
"Damn it! My clothes. " Tatsumi shouted, rushing over to Bo's house, to pick them up.
Then, a few minutes later, the duo finally leave.
"Bye." Ilia said, gesturing to the two men.
Trying to follow Bo's directions, Tatsumi and Run left the village past the houses. They then crossed a large bridge. Running behind Tatsumi, Run was thinking, while looking at Tatsumi's weapon. Having been able to see Bowser's power, Run had always struggled to understand how Tatsumi had gone about defeating him. As a result, staring at Tatsumi's sword, Run wondered if it didn't have a particular power that might explain Tatsumi's victory.
Continuing to run for several minutes, the duo arrived in the plains of Hyrule, until they saw a huge castle in front of them.
"Maaaan, this castle looks impressive even from this distance." Tatsumi said, putting his hand to his face to block out the sun's rays.
"It sure sounds nice. " Run said, looking at the castle as well, until he then noticed something in front of his sight.
He couldn't tell what it was, but it was getting closer.
"Hey, there is something in front of us. "
Seeing a figure, Tatsumi narrowed his eyes, before noticing.
"Hmm ... He looks like a big green guy riding a pig! And he's getting closer to us."
" Bulblins. " Said Run, getting into a fighting stance.
The creature could now be seen clearly. It had two broken horns, the left one being slightly longer than the right one. It was armored on the top of its chest, leaving its stomach exposed. It also has ragged brown pants. Its eyes had no pupils and they were completely yellow. It was riding a very large blue furry pig that had two horns on either side of its head and two horns on its nose. Much like its owner, it has armor, only on its face.
It continued to head straight for the Jaegers at high speed. Seeing this, Run declared.
"Tatsumi! I don't think it comes as a friend! Let's find out what it wants and if it ever tries to attack us, I'm counting on you to show it what you're capable of. ''
'' Me ? " Tatsumi wondered.
"You defeated Bowser. " Run reminded him, wanting to see the power of his ally.
Getting ready to say something, Tatsumi started to jump to the side, leaving the big bulblin hitting the tree behind him. The impact caused the tree to fall. However, remaining on its pig, the creature turned and began to face the Jaegers.
"Damn it! What does it want from us? " Tatsumi asked.
"This guy wants a piece of us! Well, let's give it one! " Run said, showing his wings behind his back, before taking off.
Startled, the big bulblin looked up to see Run in the sky. Taking advantage, Tatsumi rushed at the creature, while drawing Incursio. Anticipating his attack, the creature positioned his arm in front of him and let Tatsumi's sword strike his armor. The sound of metal was heard. However, the bulblin's armor resisted the impact. Groaning, seeing this, Tatsumi lifted his leg and tried to kick him in the face. Raising his second arm, his opponent blocked him again, before tilting his head back. Before he could react, Tatsumi felt the monster give him a powerful skull kick, which made him recoil.
Rolling on the ground, the boy rose to his feet, feeling blood run down his face.
'' Grrr! The motherfucker. ''
Just watching the fight, Run had his arms crossed, waiting to see Tatsumi get serious. Nonetheless, knowing full well what Run wanted, Tatsumi resisted the urge to quickly end his fight using his teigu. If he ever used his armor, Run would realize he was a rebel. And this, Tatsumi wanted to avoid.
Running his pig, the bulblin rushed at Tatsumi, who swiped to avoid him. Finding himself on top of his opponent, the Jaeger clenched his sword in his hands, before crushing it onto his helm.
The force of the blow was so hard that the creature's helmet buckled and covered his eyes. Blinded, he lost his balance, before falling from his pig.
'' I got you ! " Tatsumi asserted, landing on the ground.
Nevertheless, hitting his helmet with all his might, his opponent pulverized it and managed to free his skull which was stuck inside. Seeming unhappy, he let out a cry of rage. Seeing that he didn't want to give up, Tatsumi rushed over to him, before attempting to kick him in the face. Lowering his face, the monster dodged his attack, before clenching his fist. Then, lifting it up, he hit Tatsumi's stomach, causing him to cough up blood, before being thrown back. Crashing to the ground, the boy began to cough, as a trickle of blood trickled out of his mouth.
Seeing him down, the bulblin leapt into the air, before attempting to crush Tatsumi. Opening his eyes in time, the boy rolled and managed to avoid being crushed by the weight of the monster, which made the ground tremble as it crushed it. Getting to his feet, Tatsumi hit his leg with Incursio, shattering part of his armor.
Groaning in pain, the bulblin raised his arm in the air to pulverize the boy's skull. Nevertheless, three feathers suddenly crossed his abdomen, causing him to cough up blood. Seeing him fall to his knees, Run couldn't help but be puzzled, as he still waited to see Tatsumi in action. True, the boy was much more powerful than an ordinary soldier. However, he didn't have much out of the ordinary. Facing Wave, he wouldn't stand a chance.
" Is he really that powerful? Or, was Bowser weaker than I thought? ''
Growling, trying to get to his feet, the huge bulblin got hit in the face by Tatsumi's elbow, which smashed his snout. Making a noise of agony, he finally collapsed to the ground.
"Damn it. " Tatsumi growled. " He was powerful! Thanks, Run. ''
" We are allies. " The Jaeger said simply, landing next to him, while assuring that the bulblin was not going to get up.
"Dude, what was the guy's problem?" Tatsumi asked, as he looked at the unconscious creature.
"I think it was one of those bulblins that Bo-san talked about earlier. I think this bulblin has to be the leader." Run said.
Tatsumi then started to think of something. "Hmm ... So he's the chief ... or the king."
'' Why would he be a king? ''
"Those who are the strongest always consider themselves kings." Tatsumi stated, referring to his world. "It wouldn't surprise me if they were the same here."
"Very philosophical and fair."
Suddenly hearing a moan, the duo turned and saw the Bulblin King start to stand and look at the two boys. He then took a wooden horn and began to blow it. The sound echoed across the plain while Tatsumi and Run winced from the loud sound that hurt their eardrums.
"How can he still be able to fight?" Tatsumi wondered.
"I think we have a bigger problem than he does. " Run remarked.
Indeed, the bulblin king then began to laugh as other bulblins began to appear behind him.
"Woah, there's more of him this time around, only they're smaller." Tatsumi said.
Flying away again, Run gestured to rush into the heap and created dozens of sharp feathers, which raced towards the bulblins, before piercing them. Spitting blood, most of the monsters fell to the ground, much to their king's surprise. Grumbling, he turned his gaze in front of him, before seeing Tatsumi rushing at him.
"I'm going to send you to hell. " Tatsumi roared.
Aiming his sword at King Bulblin's face, he saw the green creature direct his hand towards the sword and managed to grab it, halting Tatsumi in his tracks.
'' What ? ''
Feeling blood flow from his hand, as the grabbing of the weapon nearly cut his hand in half, King Bulblin closed his fist again, to strike Tatsumi's stomach. However, having already seen this attack, Tatsumi dropped his weapon and crossed his arms in front of his abdomen for protection. Punching his arms, the king pushed him back, without doing much damage to him. However, still holding Incursio in his hand, he suddenly turned around, before hopping onto his pig's back. Then, ordering it to run, he finally left, taking with him the teigu he had just stolen.
"HEY! Asshole. " Tatsumi roared, starting to follow him.
"Wait, Tatsumi. ''
During this time...
Meanwhile, finally reaching the capital, Esdeath, Wave, Bols and Stylish have entered in a sort of medieval town. There were a lot of people walking everywhere, not just humans, but tall brown orc men and bluish fish women, which caught Stylish's attention.
"Mutants. " The scientist said happily, as he somehow began to identify the townspeople.
" Stylish, it's rude to do that. " Esdeath remarked.
'' What are we doing now? " Wave asked. "Do you think we can find the magical heart of this world here? ''
"We'll go our separate ways and get some information! We'll meet up there in that big water fountain in an hour." Esdeath said, before they started heading in different directions.
The general began to walk towards the large fountain, until a priest caught her attention.
"Excuse me, but for the sake of peace in Hyrule ... could you please donate? We are trying to fundraise for people who have lost hope." Said the priest gently.
Fixing the priest, with a cold gaze, Esdeath frightened the man who felt his blood run cold. Still, starting to smile, the woman asked.
'' I have a question! Does a mighty warrior live nearby? ''
"A mighty warrior? Do you mean Link-san? ''
'' Link ? ''
'' Yes ! He is the best sword fighter in the whole kingdom. ''
'' Oh really ? ''
Smiling upon hearing this, Esdeath resumed walking. However, rummaging in her pockets, she pulled out an emerald, which she threw back, using her thumb. Surprised, the priest grabbed the emerald, before shouting.
"Thank you ! May the spirit of love descend upon you."
Meanwhile, seeing the capital, Megma asserted.
"We have arrived, Seryu. ''
'' Already ? You save my life, Megma! Hey, do you want me to introduce you to my friends? They are also friends of justice. ''
Starting to smile gloomily, Megma retorted.
'' No ! I think it will be better for me not to appear in front of them. ''
'' Hmm? " Seryu wondered.
'' Skarmory ! Find a place to land. ''
