Okay guys, here is part 2! Enjoy!
A tall, handsome traveller wondered the village looking for something to do. He had brown hair that blew in the slow wind, his honey eyes looked at you in such a way that made you say yes to every request.
“Epona! Look out!” Link shouted as he saw the traveller in front of him. Epona came to a halt right before his feet. Scraping up the grass below. The traveller apologised and patted Epona.
“You know, you ought to be more careful, Link.” A pre-teen girl appeared from her house. She had fair curls down to her shoulders and crystal blue eyes. “You almost ran over Atsie here.”
“Sorry Meego. Sorry...what is your name?” Link said.
The traveller stepped forward to shake Link’s hand. “Atsuma. I am Meego’s step brother. I am visiting from The Isle of Ember.” Atsuma declared.
“Yeah and he sure can be annoying.” Meego added.
“Watch it missy, I’m the one with the sword.” He joked.
“Oooh! I’m so scared!” Meego replied, sarcastically.
Link chuckled at the two of them. “Link! Where are you off? Is the baby coming?! Remember, I will be babysitting, along with Poppy of course.” Meego reminded him.
“Yes, you will. Now, I must be on my way.” Link signalled this to Epona and she galloped toward Castle Town triumphantly.
“Bye Link!” Meego said as he rode off out of sight.
“He seems nice.” Atsuma said. “Now, how is Poppy doing with her training? I think I will go and see how she is doing.”
“I’ll come too, I want a go with the big stick.” Meego squeaked excitedly. Atsuma laughed. “Do you always act like this?”
“No, I am just hyped up on boiled sweets.” Meego replied.
Atsuma and Meego walked through the house and round the back to find a fearful sight that met their eyes. “Poppy!!!” Meego screamed.
The girl was sprawled out on the grass with a sword lodged in her arm and blood spilling onto the floor. Her eyes were closed and her face was pale. Atsuma immediately sprang to her side feeling desperately for a pulse.
Meego had tears in her eyes but swallowed and blinked them away.
“Is she.....gone?” She rasped, barely able to get her words out.
“No, but she will be soon if we don’t find help.” Atsuma said. “How did this happen?!”
Poppy stirred. “Father. He...was possessed...he did this.”
Just as Poppy got her words out there came a piercing scream from on top of the cliff and a shadow beast came tumbling down carrying a grown man with it.
“Father!” Meego cried. She rocketed over to the spot where the two had landed, engaged in battle. The impact of their fall was so powerful that they had shattered the boulder blocking the entrance to a nearby cave.
The man lay on the ground with pupils swelled. He lay still. A thin trickle of blood splattered out of his head and he coughed the same substance out of his mouth. The shadow beast had survived the fall and began to devourer the body. Meego screamed out and drew her dagger. She lurched at the beast with all her might and hit the shadow creature in the back. There was an almighty roar, the beast flew up into the air and as a Twilight Portal opened above it scratched Meego across her face.
Meego flew backwards and Atsuma ran forward to cater to her. But to his surprise someone showed up at the entrance of the cave. The shadowy figure ran over to Poppy and knelt at her. He began to wrap his shirt around her wound and carried her inside the house.
Atsuma smiled. “Thankyou Ark! I knew you would show up!” Meego was bleeding all over her face. Her eyes were closed and her hair fell over her eyes. Atsuma carried her to the kitchento join Ark and heal her with his help when a pretty blonde girl ran through the door.
This girl has sparkly blue eyes and she was of a delicate kind. She was a good friend of Meego and Poppy. Meego sat up at her arrival, a cloth on her wound. “Hazel!” She said in surprise. She got up to greet her when she saw the look on her face. “What is it?” She asked.
“It’s Queen Zelda. She is dying. I was in Castle Town buying some food when I was met by Link. He told me to deliver this message to Atsuma.” She handed over the letter.
Atsuma. My beloved wife is dying and I am fearful for the child too. I need you to find the best doctor in the land to help save her. This rests in your hands. Please, don’t let me down. And look after the twins with your life.
Link.
Atsuma smiled. He knew just the person. “Okay. As soon as everyone is ready, we will be travelling to Lon Lon Ranch. I know the family there. And it is home to one of the best doctors I know.” Poppy was now aware of the situation. “But what about father? He is....dead. And we have nobody to look after us.” She sobbed.
“You have me, girls. I will look after you, okay? Hazel. Are you coming with us?” Atsuma said.
“Yes, I will come too.” She replied. “But first, I will take Poppy and we will go and see Queen Zelda and tell her that help is on the way. You two can prepare for the journey.” Everyone agreed to this.
Hazel and Poppy were set for Castle Town along with Atsuma and Meego. “For Queen Zelda.” Hazel declared.
“And Link.” Meego added. “We won’t let you down.”
Part 2/2 Chapter end.
