Everyone Dies
Chapter 2
This chapter will explain a little about the history of one of my OC's, Altair. It also is the beginning of Link's epic quest. So get ready for the second chapter. Oh, I also forgot to tell you, that the title can be misleading, but the summary hopefully clears any of that up. An important note the maze to get the sword is much more dangerous. Now onto the story.
Note I do not own Legend of Zelda or any other movie or game references that might appear in this story. I do own the OCs and the plot.
This chapter has been revised with additional content and reposted.
-Link's House, 10:00 AM-
"So, where to begin?" Kairi pondered.
"How about you tell me who he is," Saria replied, as she pointed to the golden fairy.
"That is my boyfriend, Altair, who left twelve years ago and never came back." Kairi stated in a huff. "I mean, he always liked to go out and explore the outside world, but he has never been gone this long. And he always sent letters back to me, but not this time. No this time, he left for twelve years. In fact, he didn't even write me a letter the entire time he was gone. I mean, really, how hard is it to write a letter when you are out of the forest?" Kairi ranted.
"Um, Kairi, maybe you can ask him when he wakes up. But since he's a fairy and fairies are often up with the sun, why is he still asleep?"
"Don't you remember what I said? That Link is as a heavy sleeper as Altair; I mean, the only way that he would wake up before noon is if he had something going on early that he had to wake up early, or if someone forcibly woke him up." At this Saria nodded, knowing that was exactly how Link was.
"So, how are we going to wake them up? And what are you going to do to Altair when he wakes up?" Saria said giving her fairy a sidelong look. "I've known you long enough to know when you have something planned to get back at someone, and from what you have told me he clearly deserves whatever you're going to do to him." The green clad girl explained getting a nod from her fairy.
"Alright, for Altair's punishment, we are going to need a kettle, a stove, and some tea leaves."
"You're kidding, right? I mean, everyone in the forest at least likes tea. How is that going to be a punishment?"
"Ah, but Altair hates tea. In fact, when I accidently handed him a cup of tea once, he spat it out and was scrubbing his tongue for two hours, trying to get rid of the 'taste of evil' as he called it." Kairi replied with an evil grin. "This time, we are going to make him drink an entire glass of nice hot tea, and hold him down until it's all gone." Saria giggled at the thought of a fairy jerking around trying to escape tea, of all things.
"Alright, let's get busy." Saria replied as she rushed to get the ingredients ready.
-Thirty Minutes Later-
"Alright Kairi, you hold him down, while I pour the tea down his throat." Kairi nodded at this. "On three. One. Two. Three!" Saria shouted as she started to pour the hot tea down Altair's throat. At that moment Link and Altair woke, one to a nightmare, and one to confusion.
Altair struggled to get away, but he couldn't escape; Kairi's grip was too strong. And with the tea pouring into his mouth nonstop, he had no choice but to swallow the horrid stuff. When the cup was finished off, Kairi released her grip allowing Altair to bolt towards the window where he threw up trying to remove the tea from his body, coincidentally hitting Mido's fairy.
"What the heck was that about?" Altair yelled at Kairi and Saria as he pulled out a toothbrush and toothpaste, beginning to furiously scrub his teeth and, more importantly, his tongue, trying desperately to rid himself of the "taste of evil". Saria had the decency to look sheepish, but Kairi was smug.
"That's what you get for not telling me where you are, writing a letter, or visiting me for twelve years." The green fairy stated happily.
"What are you talking about? I sent you letters to your house in the Forest Temple like always." Altair argued as he continued to scrub the tea from his mouth.
Kairi sighed. "I'm Saria's guardian fairy, so I live with her now. I thought that you would have remembered since it only happened a week before you left."
"Uh, can someone please tell me what's going on?" Link questioned, with a puzzled look on his face.
"Well…" Saria started to answer.
"I think I should be the one to explain." Altair demanded after spitting the toothpaste out the window. "My name is Altair. I don't exactly know what they are doing here, but I am here because I have chosen to become your guardian fairy. I haven't been around for a long time," Kairi gave Altair a glare at that point, "I have been travelling and doing some work the last twelve years in the outside world, which is why you haven't had a guardian fairy. But that is a story for another time"
"So tell me, Altair, what made you come back? And why did you stay away for so long?" Kairi innocently questioned.
"Well… uh, you see, my sister came and found me, saying that the Great Deku Tree had summoned me." Altair said nervously. "And well, I kind of got distracted by forging this sword. It took a long time and a lot of trial and error, before my friend and I finally got the metal to live up to its potential."
"Wait a minute. Are you saying that you're my guardian fairy?" Link questioned interrupting Kairi's interrogation. Altair nodded. "YES! Finally, I'm not the fairy-less boy anymore." Link happily proclaimed.
Altair's eyes sharpened at his charge. "Link, even without a fairy, you are more Kokiri than just about anyone else. You are cunning, you play pranks and are loyal, all of which are qualities that the others have forgotten. While having a fairy is something that every Kokiri has, it is not the only thing that makes one a child of the forest. Being a child is one. Loyalty is another." At this, he looked at Saria. "And of course, bravery, a quality that Mido has all but eliminated from the others. Link, while you didn't have a fairy, you stood up to the biggest bully and jerk that I have ever seen. It is because of that and other qualities of your character that I chose to be your guardian fairy. So, no matter what anyone tells you; you are a Kokiri."
"Thanks. I needed that."
"No problem. I just didn't want to be seen as a status tool." As he said this, everyone gave a chuckle.
"So, Link, now that it is your birthday, do you want to head out to the meadow and play our ocarinas?" Saria questioned. "Or do you want to go and prank Mido again?"
"Hmm. I think that I will ch-"
"Altair, you lazy idiot, I told you to bring Link to the Deku tree as soon as you could wake him up." A familiar, yet unwelcome blue ball screamed.
"Aw, sheesh Navi, can't you give us a break? We only just woke up." Altair complained.
"Uh, Altair, who is the loud annoying fairy?" Link questioned his guardian.
"This," he points at Navi, "is my older sister, Navi. Unfortunately." The entire room snickered at this, except for Navi, of course.
"Shut up; if it wasn't for me then Altair would still be out of the forest doing who knows what. Now, are you going to bring him or not?" Navi rebutted.
"Fine, fine. Link, we have been summoned by the Great Deku Tree, so let's go!" Altair shouted. Link was about to say that he wanted to hang out with Saria, but Altair, sensing what Link was about to say, shook his head, telling him to keep silent or else they would have to face the wrath of Navi. Link then got up, grabbing his new ocarina and followed Altair out the door, waving bye to Saria and Kairi. "Just to let you know, if I didn't choose you as my charge, then you would have been stuck with my, oh so loveable sister." Link's eyes widened in horror at the thought of being stuck with an irritating fairy that wouldn't let him sleep in. Soon enough, the group reached the entrance to the Great Deku Tree, but Mido was standing guard.
"Hey! You can't go see the Great Deku Tree! After all we can't waste the time of the forest's protector on you. You don't even have a fairy, so why would the Great Deku Tree want to even look at you. So leave, before I teach you a lesson." Mido grumbled, clenching his fists as he got ready to fight.
"Mido, do you still have mud in your eye or something?" Link questioned.
"SHUT UP!" Mido shouted, instinctively scrubbing at his face.
"Sorry, sorry. It's just that you didn't notice that I do have a fairy. So since you claim to have perfect eyesight, then you must have had mud in your eye." Link proudly rebutted as he pointed to Altair hovering above his shoulder.
"But how- I mean- wha-" Mido stuttered out.
"Well, anyway, are you going to let us through?" The golden fairy questioned.
"No. While he does have a fairy, he still needs a sword and a shield to be able to protect himself. I mean, unless you want to get eaten by the monsters, which by the way I have no problem with." The jerk said with a grin.
"Whatever. Well, let's go Altair, we need to find a sword, and buy a shield." Link said to his fairy as he headed off to go collect the money that he had hidden across the village. After an unfortunate event, in which his house was broken into and his wallet and money was stolen by someone, Mido probably, he had taken to hiding all but ten rupees across the village and the forest.
"So what should we get first: the sword or the shield?" Altair asked.
"Well, I have enough money to get the shield, and I don't exactly know where to get a sword. So I say that we get the shield, and then ask around about where to find a sword." Link replied.
"Well, to tell you the truth, the forest doesn't have that many swords. Actually, the only one that I know of is the Kokiri Sword. It's actually the only blade that the Kokiri have. I guess that there isn't enough metal around for many blades. Anyway, let's get the shield." Altair said.
Soon enough, Link reached Saria's house, and he proceeded to climb the ramp to reach the roof. "So, whose house is this? I don't remember who lives where anymore." Altair questioned.
"Well… It's Saria's." Link said, with a slight blush to his cheeks.
"So what exactly are we doing on top of your girlfriend's house? I mean, I know you want to see her and all, but shouldn't we hurry? I mean after all we are already in trouble with my sister." During this, Link's blush grew until he was beet red.
"W-Whatever." Altair snickered at his friend's plight. "The reason that we are up here is that I stashed some of my money under the boards of this bridge. I should have enough up here to buy the shield." Link explained. "Ah, here it is." Link suddenly pulled out fifty rupees. Now, let's go and get that shield." At that, Link leaped from the bridge and flew into a roll, ending up right in front of the store.
"Nice." Altair applauded Link's move. "Hey, look over at Mido, I think he is green with envy." Link looked over and sure enough Mido was glaring at Link with a look of jealousy and hate. "Come on, I don't particularly feel like being chewed out by my sister."
When they entered the store, they quickly noticed the shield that they were looking for, as well as some strange looking rock. "Psst, Link, how much have you got?"
"About…sixty rupees. Why?"
"I want you to buy that rock as well; I have a feeling that we are going to need it before too long. And don't worry if you run out of money; it's actually really easy to get money outside the forest. But, don't worry; I don't think he knows what he has." The golden fairy whispered. Link nodded as he approached the counter.
"Excuse me sir, I would like to buy a Deku Shield and that rock," Link said, pointing to the rock Altair had pointed out.
"The shield is forty rupees. The rock, well, I guess that I can sell it for five rupees." The shopkeeper said. Link responded by handing over the forty-five rupees. "Well, here you go." With that, the shopkeeper handed over the shield and rock. With their haul in tow, the two left the shop with Link strapping on the dark wooden shield decorated with a red emblem painted in the shape of the Kokiri Emerald.
"So, Altair, why did you want the rock?" Link questioned his fairy.
"Well, you see, it's not actually a rock. In reality, it's a piece of Star Rise, an extremely rare ore that when worked right can create the strongest weapons in the world. In fact, you happen to be looking at one of the only two people in the entire world that actually knows how to work Star Rise ore. I actually made a sword recently using it, but I'll tell you about that later. Anyway, if I remember correctly, we have to pass a test of courage of some kind in order to get the Kokiri Sword. But for the life of me, I don't know where the test takes place." Altair explained.
"Well, I'm going to ask the know-it-alls." Link stated as he walked west towards the know-it-all's house. "HEY!" Link shouted as he walked into their house. But when no one came running he shouted again, "Oh well I bet you guys probably couldn't even answer my question." Link said as he started to walk away. Suddenly, all three brothers appeared and stared eagerly at their blond haired friend. Altair stared at the brothers, in confusion, wondering how the brothers got out here so fast.
"So, what's the question?" The eldest asked.
"Well… we need to find the Kokiri Sword, and neither of us knows where it is. Soo, since you guys know anything and everything, we were hoping you could tell us." Link replied.
"Sure, no problem. The Kokiri Sword is the only blade in the forest. The reason for this is because the Kokiri don't go to war. We have only really needed one sword to protect us from the wandering creatures. But, that is the practical reason. Myth says that the goddess Farore created the blade from a falling star. And actually, from what I have heard, the Master Sword was created from the same star. Well, I hope that answered your question." The eldest answered.
"You idiot," the youngest of the brothers said, "You didn't tell them where it is. Seriously, you're supposed to be the smartest of us? Anyway, simply put, the sword is in our backyard. Just go through the hole in the wall. But be careful. There is a reason that Mido isn't waving the sword around, terrorizing the village with it. The sword is guarded by a maze and traps, so you have to be very careful. The last Kokiri that went to get the sword never returned. Soo, if you have to go, be careful."
Link nodded his thanks as he and Altair left the brothers' house. They quickly approached the hole and entered into the maze. "Just letting you know, I really hate puzzles, I prefer straight up fights." Altair mentioned.
"I know what you mean. This place could be full of poisonous darts, murder holes, pits of stakes and who knows what else." Link said thinking of all the traps that he and Saria had set in the maze that lead to her meadow.
Link stepped forward into the maze and paused as he heard a low growling. Turning his attention from the maze Link turned to stare as a large Forest Wolfos stepped out from the bushes that surrounded the entrance. The wolfos was a large one, easily seven to eight feet long and about five feet tall when it stood on all fours. The creature's shoulders were broad and underneath the predator's thick coat Link saw its muscles coiling and uncoiling. But what was strange about this wolfos was that its coat was a dark grey as opposed to the forest brown that Link was used to, and the mane it carried was a soft white. In the instant it took to take in the wolfos appearance Link had reached into his item bag and pulled out a Deku stick and a Deku Nut as he stared down large monster.
Altair hovering above Link suddenly dropped his aura and summoned his two twin swords, which appeared with a flash of white light. (1) Each blade was curved very slightly, the blades gleamed bright silver with the leading edge and point sharpened to a deadly edge while the back of the blade was dull and looked to made to block. Both of the sword's hilts shined with a golden glow. The guard extended was made up of three feathers that lined up with the sharpened edge, and while they merely looked decorative, the wolfos noticed that the feathered guards were just as sharp as the blade and could cause as much damage as the main sword.
The duo stood tensed, waiting for the wolfos' move. The forest guard lowered itself to the ground and prepared to attack, when it suddenly sniffed the air and looked to Link in disbelief. Taking another sniff the giant creature stood from its crouch and spoke. "I am sorry my liege, but the blade within the maze has been my family's duty to guard since it was placed here. Your courage is strong, but you still must face the other tests further in."
Altair opened his mouth to translate for Link but the boy replied first. "I am not sure what you mean by liege, but I thank you for letting us pass. Could you perhaps tell us your name?"
The wolfos grinned, "I see the king has made an excellent choice. My name is Perrin, and I hope that you survive the trials, for I sense that you shall lead me to something even more worthy to guard." Perrin said as he stepped aside.
"So what happened to your glow?" Link asked Altair as he walked into the maze.
"I like to call it my aura. Well, in simple terms, you can call it an extremely durable yet light set of armor. See, when we fairies glow, our defenses are high and we are highly resilient to damage and can fly very easily. Actually, it's more like floating. Most fairies prefer to go about living like this, but as for me, I rather fly without a buffer. See, for one thing, I am far faster without the aura, and my strength is much greater without my aura. While my swords may be small, I can charge them up with light and increase the length of my blade from three inches to about ten inches. The downside of losing the aura is that you have to use your wings at all times if you want to fly; you can't just hover around anymore, so needless to say, it takes a while for someone to develop the wing strength necessary to live like this. But, enough about me, let's get the sword and freak out the jerk." Altair explained. (2)
Walking deeper into the maze, the duo avoided the multitude of traps, with Altair flying up high to look for traps hidden in the grass while Link paid particular attention to the walls and the ceiling. About twenty minutes into the maze, the walls changed from the typical flat wall to a curved and rounded shape. "I wonder why the walls are curved?" Link pondered only to earn a shrug from Altair. The two boys were doing well having avoided all the traps and meeting few dead ends when Link suddenly stumbled across a tripwire. Altair flew down in worry to check on his partner. "Are you alright?"
"I think so, but why set up just a trip wire? If I was going to make traps then I would have set up a pit in front of the wire trapping the intruder." Link said dusting himself off. The green clad boy was about to continue when he heard a rumbling noise from behind him. Link turned to face the noise only to see a giant boulder shaped into a smooth ball break free from its holding place and start to roll towards them gathering speed as it moved. Link turned around and quickly accelerated into a run away from the boulder and deeper into the maze.
Running forward, Link spotted a turn and raced ahead as he rounded the corner. He quickly realized the purposes of the curved walls when instead of hearing a crash of stone, he heard the boulder round the corner and continued on after him gaining speed the longer it rolled. After five minutes of running down the maze, past false doorways that held deep spike filled pits, Link saw yet another opening, motioning for Altair to check it out as Link ran on forward.
Altair reached the opening and he noticed the large ivy covered chest resting on a stump. "Link, I think I found it! Come on, this way!" Link gave a weary nod and pumped his legs harder as he ran for the opening with the boulder on his tail. Link leaped through the opening and into the safe clearing.
Laying on his back, panting for air, Link gasped out, "Let's never do that again," Altair nodded, as he pulled a flask of juice from his coat pocket and started to chug it. "Well, let's go get that sword." Link said after he regained his breath. Altair flew towards the chest and took a seat while Link walked over towards it.
Link removed the vines covering the chest and opened the chest pulling out the Kokiri Sword. It was about two feet long from blade tip to pommel. On the cross guard sat a ruby. "Wonder what's with the ruby? Never mind. We're running late." Link said, as he turned to head out of the maze, when he suddenly stepped into a ray of light, transporting him to the entrance of the maze. "Well, that was useful." Link said. Looking around the entrance Link and Altair noticed Perrin standing by the hole in the wall, the large wolfos gave the boy a nod as Link exited the maze.
Outside of the maze, Link and Altair turned towards the Great Deku Tree's grove. As they approached the grove, Link and Altair decided to sneak up on Mido, who was, unsurprisingly, counting the money that he had stolen from the other Kokiri. "HEY, MIDO!" Link yelled right into Mido's ear, making him jump.
"What do you want Link? Here to beg to see the tree even though you couldn't get a sword?" he snidely asked.
"Actually, I just came to say that we got the shield and the sword, so we'll be leaving you to your greed. Later." Link said as he walked past the jerk. As the two walked down the path, they suddenly came upon strange blue flowers that began to jerk and snap at the air.
"Care to get in some sword practice?" The yellow coated fairy asked.
"Why not, I mean, Deku Babas can't be that bad." And with that, Link drew his sword, rushed to the plant, and sliced it to bits. He struck the first plant with a vertical slash, dodge rolled towards the second plant, and stabbed it in the mouth. Finally, he did a back flip over the final plant, slashing it open as he passed over it. (3)
"Very impressive. Is that the first time you used a sword?"
"Yeah, but I have practiced with Deku sticks all the time, so I have an idea about what I am doing." Link responded.
"Well, after we finish with the tree, how about I teach you some more advanced moves? Sound good?"
"Yeah, but how are you supposed to show me? You're like six inches tall!"
"Hey! I'm tall for a fairy, so be happy that you don't have to squint to see the moves that I'll show you." Altair responded just as they entered into the Great Deku Tree's glade.
"Ah, so you have arrived." A great, booming voice declared. The two quickly stopped bickering and turned their interest towards the tree. "I am glad that you have finally come. There is a task that you must accomplish. Link…I have been cursed by the greatest evil known to the world. This evil that I speak of has the potential to end many, many lives for centuries to come, unless it is stopped. But first, you must remove the curse that has been placed on me. Go Link, go Altair, if you do not defeat the curse by midnight, then all is lost, and the world shall fall." Without another word, the ancient tree opened his mouth, and the two friends entered.
That is the end of chapter two. Next chapter Link gets a very powerful weapon. The spider arrives. Navi serves a purpose. And more is revealed. Be sure to review, and comment. And to get you thinking what is the greatest evil in the world? Oh and don't expect an update until sometime during next week.
I decided to edit this chapter, because my brother complained about the maze scene, anyway I hope you have enjoyed the revisions that I have made. Send me a review to leave your opinion.
1) Altair summons his swords similar to how Sora summons his keyblade in Kingdom Hearts II.
2) Unless said otherwise Altair will not be glowing, he will have his outfit described in chapter one.
3) Think of a reverse helm splitter.
Also Perrin is not an arctic wolfos, he is a special kind of forest wolfos. And more of his character shall be revealed later.