Chapter 13
Link awoke in the afternoon feeling slightly better. He had a good rest after Navi left. He sat up and looked around to see if he could spot the doctor. He was nowhere to be seen. He wanted to ask him if he could get up today and try walking a short distance and see if his chest was any better. He wanted to continue his journey to collect the Spiritual Stones. He was tired of lying in bed all the time! He knew that his injury was bad, but he was getting tired of sleeping all day and he was bored to death! Just then, Charlie walked in. Link called Charlie over to him.
"Hey, Charlie! Come here! I need someone to talk to! There is absolutely NOTHING to do in here but sleep! I'm getting tired of sleeping! I want to get the rest of those damn Spiritual Stones!"
Charlie walked over to Link and put a hand on his shoulder.
"I know, Link. So do I. But you have to get better first. If we continue our journey with you still injured, it could do more damage to you. You might get your wound infected or even end up getting sick. You might also run into an enemy and not have enough strength to fight. So until you're better, you should stay close to here."
Link smiled and nodded at Charlie. He was right as usual.
"Thanks for pointing that out, bud. You're right. Have you seen the doc around? I want to ask him if I can try and walk around a little yet, but I haven't seen him yet."
Charlie frowned. Now that he thought about it, he never saw him around either. He figured that Doctor Frederick was still in here either sleeping or working on a poultice for Link's wound.
"I honestly haven't seen him either, Link. I thought he was in here with you. Give me a couple minutes and I will go and ask one of the guards. Somebody must have seen him."
Charlie walked out of the infirmary and walked over to a nearby guard.
"Excuse me sir, have you seen Doctor Frederick around? I can't find him anywhere."
The guard scratched his shaggy beard.
"Doctor Frederick you say? No I don't believe I have. I'll go ask in the guardhouse for you. Surely one of the off duty guards have seen him around! I'll be back in a couple minutes."
The guard walked over to the guard house and went inside. A couple minutes later, he came out and walked over to Charlie.
"A guard on duty a couple hours ago told me that he saw the doctor head outside of town towards the castle. He told me that old Frederick mumbled something about a fairy spirit and walked in that direction. I'm not sure what to suggest, kid. Just stay in the infirmary and I will let you know when he gets back."
Charlie nodded and smiled at the guard.
"Thank you, sir. I appreciate it."
The guard smiled and nodded
"No problem, kid. We are here to protect and serve."
Charlie walked in to tell Link the news. Link was lying back in his bed with his arms behind his head. When he saw Charlie return, he sat up again.
"So? What did you find out, Charlie?"
Charlie walked over to Link to tell him the news.
"Well Link, I talked to a nearby guard and he didn't see Frederick at all. So he walked over to the guardhouse and asked the off duty guards. He told me that one of the guards claimed to have seen him walking towards the castle and mumbling about a fairy spirit. The guard told me he would let me know when he returns."
Link groaned in annoyance. Why the hell did the doctor leave him unattended to find this so called "Fairy Spirit"? Link sighed and put his head on his pillow. That weird doctor better have a good explanation as to why he left him all alone while he went towards the castle looking for a stupid spirit! A gerudo could've came in here and killed him! Hell, Max could've shown up and finished him off! Just thinking about it made Link feel angry! He glared at Charlie.
"Charlie, I'm going to have a talk with that doctor when he returns. Why the hell didn't he tell me he was going to leave me here without anyone to watch over me? That is so irresponsible! I know the guardhouse is nearby, but that won't stop those crazy gerudo! He had better tell me why he left like that when he returns!"
Charlie looked shocked. Frederick was out looking for a fairy spirit to probably help Link and all Link could do was get angry at him! Granted he shouldn't have left Link alone and he probably should've told him he was gonna be out for awhile. Charlie tried to reason with the furious Link.
"Link! Take it easy! Frederick is trying to help you! He probably went out to find a fairy spirit to speed up your healing! There's no need to lose your cool!"
Instead of calming Link down, this irritating him even more. His best friend was arguing with him! He couldn't believe what he was hearing!
"Shut up, Charlie! You don't know what you're talking about! While he was out on his little adventure, I could've been killed! The bumbling doctor never told me a thing! He just walked out and left me here! Wouldn't you feel angry if it was you in my place?"
Charlie felt hurt that Link got mad at him. He mumbled to Link.
"Yeah I guess. He was probably just letting you rest, but I would likely feel the same way if I was in your shoes."
"Sure you would! Anybody could come in here and poison you or kill you if nobody is there to look after you! Especially Max! If he ever found out I survived and was lying in a bed weak after his attack, it would be over for me!"
Charlie realized that Link wasn't trying to be a jerk. He was absolutely right! Link could've got attacked with nobody to look after him! Charlie put his hand on Link's shoulder.
"You're right, Link. I'm sorry I argued with you. Let's wait for Frederick to return and see what he has to say for himself!"
Darunia and the rest of the gorons were rested up. They had eaten the rest of the rocks the foragers had found. Darunia sighed. Argus was right. There wasn't many rocks left at all! Darunia called everyone together.
"Okay, brothers! We have to work together and forage for more food! I think I have a plan! Wait here!"
Darunia left everyone standing in a circle and went to his room. He walked out dragging a large worn chest behind him. He dropped the chest in front of everyone and opened it. Inside were six large pickaxes! He turned to his people.
"Earlier today after we returned, I was in my room looking for my silver drinking chalice the King of Hyrule gave me, when I found this chest buried under a pile of wood! I completely forgot I had these! We can pick away at that big rock! We may not break through, but we can use the pieces we break off to eat for ourselves! Any loose rocks you see along the way, start picking at them with these! Every little bit counts! They may not taste like top rock sirloins, but it's sure as hell is better than starving! Who's with me?"
This resulted in a loud roar from all the gorons. Darunia had them all fired up and ready for work! Darunia spoke again once the roaring stopped.
"Now brothers, seeing as there are only six pickaxes, we are going to take turns using them! Pick away at the big rock for awhile. When you get tired, pass it to somebody else and take a break! Argus, I want you to go to Hyrule Castle and explain to the King of Hyrule our situation! Ask him to send help so we can eat properly again!"
Argus nodded at Darunia.
"You can count on me, chief. I won't let you down!"
Argus got up and walked out of the cave and made his way to Hyrule Castle. Darunia turned to his people.
"Okay, my brothers! Let's go and show that rock who's boss!"
All of the gorons roared and followed Darunia to the base of Death Mountain
When they arrived, Daruinia organized the gorons. Six gorons would start with the pickaxes while the other gorons would throw over their piles of chipped rocks. When the gorons on the pickaxes got tired, they would take a rest and the gorons picking up the rocks would take their place. Six gorons walked over and started to pick away at the boulder. They weren't getting very far with the pickaxes. Nevertheless, they kept going. Their survival depended on it.
Ganondorf and Max were walking up the winding path to Zora's domain. Ganondorf was thinking of just teleporting in, but he didn't know what to expect. He had no idea what the Zora's home even looked like. So he decided to just walk with his newly adopted son up to the entrance. They got partway up the path when suddenly, something surfaced on the water! It looked like a octopus of some sort. It looked at Ganondorf and Max and it's tentacles went up and down splashing the water at Ganondorf and Max. After it was done splashing water, it opened it's mouth and spit a rock at Ganondorf. Ganondorf simply held out his hand. The rock got closer and hit a barrier of some sort. Ganondorf created a magical barrier around him and Max. Ganondorf grinned at the insolent octopus.
"You stupid creature. Let's see how you handle this!"
Ganondorf held out his hand and suddenly, a bolt of lightning came out of his hand and struck the octopus. The octopus made an agonizing cry. After the bolt of lightning hit the octopus, it electrocuted it and after 30 seconds, it turned the octopus into a black crispified object floating on the water. Ganondorf turned to Max.
See, son? That's how you eliminate your enemies! Don't leave them alive! Strike them quickly before they have a chance to retaliate! I am going to teach you more powerful spells like that one in due time. For now, let's keep going. I want to have a talk with the zoras about their Spiritual Stone!"
They continued walking up the path. The owl Kaepora Gaebora saw the whole thing from above. He hooted nervously.
"Hoot! I must warn the zoras! Danger is heading their way!"
He flew high so Ganondorf and Max wouldn't see them. He then flew in the direction of the Zora tribe's home.
Two Zora guards were guarding the entrance to their home. Their home was behind a waterfall, but that never stopped intruders before. In the past, they had several dangerous birds enter their home uninvited. The zora tribe were a race of fish people. They were white with blue spots all over their bodies. They had fins at the back of their arms and legs. They also had a huge fin behind their heads. Zoras knew how to stand like humans because a human had taught them how to stand and walk hundreds of years ago. He called himself the King of Hyrule. After he taught them how to stand and walk, the zoras gladly signed a peace treaty with him.
Suddenly, the zora guards heard some commotion outside. Then without warning, a huge bird flew into their home! He faced the zoras and introduced himself quickly.
"Greetings! My name is Kaepora Gaebora! I came here to warn you of an incoming evil heading this way!"
The two zora guards looked at each other. If this bird was an enemy, he wouldn't have warned them of something like that! They looked at the bird.
"Okay! Come with us to talk to our king!"
The bird was lead up a small path that ended at a flight of stairs. Kaepora Gaebora spread his wings and flew up the staircase ahead of the guards. When he got to the top, he saw two more zora guards holding tridents standing beside a very fat zora. He assumed that this was the zora king. He bowed his head respectfully.
"Greetings, your majesty! I have come to warn you of an incoming evil! There is a man in black armor and a small child also in black armor heading this way! They are really bad news! I saw them electrocute an octopus! It turned the poor thing into a black thing floating on the water! They will likely do the same thing to your people!"
King Zora was frightened. There was an evil man and a child coming here that had dark powers? He had no idea what to do. He looked at the owl and panicked.
"What? This evil man could eliminate us! What do we do now? We are done for! I wish I knew where my daughter was! We have to act quickly!"
King Zora looked at the two guards that were at his side.
"I want you to gather up all the zoras and give them tridents! We must try to defend our home! Hold perimeter near the entrance and don't let anyone through!"
The guards saluted and ran off to gather all the zoras.
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