The Hero of Spirits
I'm re-posting my Spirit Tracks fanfic, with a few new changes.
(note: Zelda the fairy has no connection to Princess Zelda.)
"Are you sure this is right?", asked a fairy. She was fluttering around my head as I walked through a dark forest. "Yes! I know exactly where I'm going! There should be a town up ahead, Zelda!", I responded to the fairy.
"You'd better be right this time, Alphonse. Last time we got lost, we ended up surrounded by Molbins in a cave!!"
"Yes, and who was it that beat said Moblins into submission single-handedly and forced them to show us the way out?", I retorted confidently.
"... Okay, fine, I'll admit you got us out of that mess. But that better not happen again!"
My name is Alphonse. I'm 15 years old. I'm a Hylian male, with dark brown hair and golden eyes. I wear a green tunic that(you, the reader, probably already know), and beneath that, a pair of black pants and black-and-gray sneakers. My fairy partner, Zelda, is a light blue Forest Fairy. She's quite good at complaining... We've been together for 4 years now. When I was eleven, I helped her out of a situation where she was being attacked by some Stalchildren. Ever since then, we've been best friends.
"Trust me, Zelda, I know exactly where I'm..." I said, as I exited a clearing and found myself at a Moblin hideout. We were spotted instantly. A blarring alarm began to sound. "...Woops!" I said innocently.
"Damnnit, Alphonse!!!" Zelda the fairy shouted angrily.
"This is nothing..." I said as I drew my sword from it's sheath, which rested on my back, along with a sheild depicting a noble bird. "Just give me five minutes..." I said as I approached the Moblins that were charging at me like rabbid dogs.
As I sheathed my sword, I stood before the remains 46 Moblins. All dead. Cause of death: picking a fight with me! Zelda was hovering by my head. "...No matter how many times I see you fight, I'm always impressed."
"He heh!", I laughed, a sure sign that I appreciated her compliment. "Well," I continued, "Shall we get moving?"
"Oh no, not yet.", she said. "I'm flying up above the trees and seeing where to go next! Then you're going to follow me!! I'm sick of you getting us lost all the time!!"
"Hey!! I do not get us lost all the time! You're just exagerating!"
"I don't care! We're doing this my way, got it?"
"Fine...", I said quite reluctantly. After all, I am a little bad with direction. But according to Zelda, I'm extremely bad with direction.
"You see anything, Zelda?", I shouted up to her.
"Yes!!", she replied. "I see a town to the East!"
"See? I was going the right way!", I told her as she flew back down.
"Alphonse, we were going West, not East!!"
"...Oh.", I said, embarassed.
"By the Gods, you're hopeless-", Zelda began to say.
She was intereupted by a loud crash from behind us. A large Moblin with a huge sword and black armor was standing there. He was at least twice my size. His fierce yellow eyes looked quite angry. "Alphonse...", Zelda said as she hid behind me. I could tell she was worried. "You...", he bellowed,"You think you can get away with this, killing all of my bretheren?"
"Well, I wouldn't have had to do that if they hadn't attacked me to begin with.", I responded straightforwardly.
"SILENCE, HUMAN!!!", he shouted furiously.
He swung his enormous blade toward me. I quickly side-stepped to my left, drawing my sword. I backflipped away to gain somedistance. As I did, the Moblin's sword came crashing down, splitting the ground with impressive force. As bits of rock flew in all directions, he prepared himself for his next attack. I prepared myself as well. A battle between swordsmen was about to begin...
I dodged to the left as the enormous Moblin sent his blade crashing down again. Wiiiiide open, I thought to my self. I swung my sword and struck his left side, damaging his armor. This caused a few pieces to come loose. But before I had a chance to stike again, I had to duck to avoid the 300 pounds of steel that cleaved the air above my head. I jumped back as the Moblin swung his sword yet again. I leapt forward and swung down my blade. I struck his cheast, knocking loose more of his armor. I heard a growl of aggrevation as he continued to thrust and wave his weapon like a madman. I could tell he was getting quite annoyed at me.
Once I found an opening, I plunged my sword through the spot in his armor I opened earlier, on his left side. The Moblin let out a quick gasp of pain as I cut through his brownish flesh. I jumped back to avoid his furious attacks; too late. My left arm recieved quite a nasty gash. "Tch...", I said to myself as I backed away again. Thankfully it wasn't my dominant arm...
I leapt forward again, aiming for the armorless opening on his torso I created earlier, but ended up clashing with his sword. The two metals came together with an array of sparks flying in all directions. We each struggled to gain the upper hand, pushing our weight and strength against each other. "You cannot hope to win, human.", the Moblin said to me, with a voice that displayed growing exaustion. His yellow eyes looked determined to best me. Fortunately for me, the tide was beginning to shift in my favor.
"Arrggh!!!" I shouted as I finnaly pushed him back, knocking him off balance. "Wha!?!", he gasped. I struck his body with my sword. He toppled over onto the ground, laying on his back. I, without missing a beat, jumped into the air and brought down my blade, impaleing him. I pulled my sword from his body and leapt off. His wound began bleeding profusely.
"Ahh... G-ghhh... Hahhh...", the Moblin was panting as he attempted to stand up. He clutched his chest, but couldn't prevent the blood from spilling. "L-lord... My lord... I... h-have... failed you... Lord... Mal...la...dus...", he breathed with his dying breath.
"Malladus...", I said to myself. I knew that name...
"Great work, Alphonse! You beat him!!", Zelda said exitedly as she flew on over to me. She'd been off to the side the entire fight. After all, it's not like she can help much during a fight like that. "We need to bandage up that arm before you lose too much blood though...", she said.
"Yeah...", I said blankly.
I wasn't really paying much attention. I always keep a cloth-like bandage tied to my belt, in case something like this happens. As I sat down, untied it from my waist and began wrapping it around my arm, I couldn't help but think about what the Moblin had said before he died. Malladus...
Malladus is the name of the Demon King. The Spirits of Light are currently at war with him. I've been trying to help the general public during these hard times, lending my services to protect the people from Malladus's followers. It seems like these Moblins were some of Malladus's followers...., I thought. If his cronies can set up a hideout and cause trouble for the people of this Realm so easily, then that must mean Malladus is gaining the upper hand in the war...
"Hey Alphonse, what are thinking about?", Zelda asked me.
"...Huh?", I replied.
"I asked you what you were thinking about. You've been staring off into space."
"Oh... I've just been thinking, Zelda..."
"Yeah, Alphonse?"
I stood up, and told her, "Maybe it's time for us to get involved in the war."
"... WHAT?!?", Zelda shouted in suprise. I, not expecting such a reaction, flinched. "What do you mean get involved in the war?!?", she continued. "Are you out of your mind?!? It's far too dangerous!! You know how powerful Malladus is, right? There's no way in hell we could stand a chance against him!!!"
"I didn't say I was going to fight him as soon as I joined the war. I figured I could maybe fight off his followers so that the Spirits of Light could have an easier time.", I explained.
"I don't care!!", she replied. "What if something happens to you? I...", she began to say. She paused, and was quiet. At that point I realized she was only thinking of my safety. I realized just how much of a friend she truely is. "...Zelda.", I said.
"Yeah, Alphonse?" "...Thanks for worrying about me.", I said with a smile.
"...Yeah, no problem.", she answered. She was blushing.
"All right then, let's get moving!", I said as I started to walk off. There was a short pause, and then I heard Zelda yell from behind me,"You're going the wrong way!!"
A little later, we reached the gates to the capitol of the Forest Realm, Hyleigh City. "Well, let's go on in-", I started. I was cut off by an explosion that engulfed all of Hyleigh. Zelda and I stared into the blazing fire and smoke that was flowing from the gates, stunned. We were speechless. "Wha...?", Zelda began. She couldn't find the words. I rushed in. "Wha- Alphonse, where are you going?!?"
"There could be some people that are still alive in there!", I shouted back. "Wait there, Zelda!"
"Damn... Who did this?", I said to myself as I ran through the streets outside of the burning wreckage of homes and buildings. The scent of burning flesh was mixed in with the smoke-filled air. I heard a moan to my left. I turned to see a little girl laying on the ground. "Hey!! Are you all right?", I said as I ran over ro her. No response. "Don't worry... I'll get you to safety...", I said assuringly as I picked her up and carried her out on my back. I had to save her. I had to at least save someone.
As I exited through the gates, I found Zelda there waiting for me. "Alphonse!", she yelled.
"We need to get this girl some medical attention, as soon as possible.", I told her.
"Isn't there a doctor who lives in the forest near here? We can take her there.", Zelda suggested.
"Oh yeah! Doctor Rena! She can help us!", I said exitedly. "Let's go!"
As we got farther from the burning ruins of Hyleigh City, I heard a faint roar. It was faint, but clear. ...I know that sound... I thought.
I'm re-posting my Spirit Tracks fanfic, with a few new changes.
(note: Zelda the fairy has no connection to Princess Zelda.)
Prologue (PG)
"Are you sure this is right?", asked a fairy. She was fluttering around my head as I walked through a dark forest. "Yes! I know exactly where I'm going! There should be a town up ahead, Zelda!", I responded to the fairy.
"You'd better be right this time, Alphonse. Last time we got lost, we ended up surrounded by Molbins in a cave!!"
"Yes, and who was it that beat said Moblins into submission single-handedly and forced them to show us the way out?", I retorted confidently.
"... Okay, fine, I'll admit you got us out of that mess. But that better not happen again!"
* * *
My name is Alphonse. I'm 15 years old. I'm a Hylian male, with dark brown hair and golden eyes. I wear a green tunic that(you, the reader, probably already know), and beneath that, a pair of black pants and black-and-gray sneakers. My fairy partner, Zelda, is a light blue Forest Fairy. She's quite good at complaining... We've been together for 4 years now. When I was eleven, I helped her out of a situation where she was being attacked by some Stalchildren. Ever since then, we've been best friends.
* * *
"Trust me, Zelda, I know exactly where I'm..." I said, as I exited a clearing and found myself at a Moblin hideout. We were spotted instantly. A blarring alarm began to sound. "...Woops!" I said innocently.
"Damnnit, Alphonse!!!" Zelda the fairy shouted angrily.
"This is nothing..." I said as I drew my sword from it's sheath, which rested on my back, along with a sheild depicting a noble bird. "Just give me five minutes..." I said as I approached the Moblins that were charging at me like rabbid dogs.
Chapter One (PG)
As I sheathed my sword, I stood before the remains 46 Moblins. All dead. Cause of death: picking a fight with me! Zelda was hovering by my head. "...No matter how many times I see you fight, I'm always impressed."
"He heh!", I laughed, a sure sign that I appreciated her compliment. "Well," I continued, "Shall we get moving?"
"Oh no, not yet.", she said. "I'm flying up above the trees and seeing where to go next! Then you're going to follow me!! I'm sick of you getting us lost all the time!!"
"Hey!! I do not get us lost all the time! You're just exagerating!"
"I don't care! We're doing this my way, got it?"
"Fine...", I said quite reluctantly. After all, I am a little bad with direction. But according to Zelda, I'm extremely bad with direction.
"You see anything, Zelda?", I shouted up to her.
"Yes!!", she replied. "I see a town to the East!"
"See? I was going the right way!", I told her as she flew back down.
"Alphonse, we were going West, not East!!"
"...Oh.", I said, embarassed.
"By the Gods, you're hopeless-", Zelda began to say.
She was intereupted by a loud crash from behind us. A large Moblin with a huge sword and black armor was standing there. He was at least twice my size. His fierce yellow eyes looked quite angry. "Alphonse...", Zelda said as she hid behind me. I could tell she was worried. "You...", he bellowed,"You think you can get away with this, killing all of my bretheren?"
"Well, I wouldn't have had to do that if they hadn't attacked me to begin with.", I responded straightforwardly.
"SILENCE, HUMAN!!!", he shouted furiously.
He swung his enormous blade toward me. I quickly side-stepped to my left, drawing my sword. I backflipped away to gain somedistance. As I did, the Moblin's sword came crashing down, splitting the ground with impressive force. As bits of rock flew in all directions, he prepared himself for his next attack. I prepared myself as well. A battle between swordsmen was about to begin...
Chapter Two (PG-13)
I dodged to the left as the enormous Moblin sent his blade crashing down again. Wiiiiide open, I thought to my self. I swung my sword and struck his left side, damaging his armor. This caused a few pieces to come loose. But before I had a chance to stike again, I had to duck to avoid the 300 pounds of steel that cleaved the air above my head. I jumped back as the Moblin swung his sword yet again. I leapt forward and swung down my blade. I struck his cheast, knocking loose more of his armor. I heard a growl of aggrevation as he continued to thrust and wave his weapon like a madman. I could tell he was getting quite annoyed at me.
Once I found an opening, I plunged my sword through the spot in his armor I opened earlier, on his left side. The Moblin let out a quick gasp of pain as I cut through his brownish flesh. I jumped back to avoid his furious attacks; too late. My left arm recieved quite a nasty gash. "Tch...", I said to myself as I backed away again. Thankfully it wasn't my dominant arm...
I leapt forward again, aiming for the armorless opening on his torso I created earlier, but ended up clashing with his sword. The two metals came together with an array of sparks flying in all directions. We each struggled to gain the upper hand, pushing our weight and strength against each other. "You cannot hope to win, human.", the Moblin said to me, with a voice that displayed growing exaustion. His yellow eyes looked determined to best me. Fortunately for me, the tide was beginning to shift in my favor.
"Arrggh!!!" I shouted as I finnaly pushed him back, knocking him off balance. "Wha!?!", he gasped. I struck his body with my sword. He toppled over onto the ground, laying on his back. I, without missing a beat, jumped into the air and brought down my blade, impaleing him. I pulled my sword from his body and leapt off. His wound began bleeding profusely.
"Ahh... G-ghhh... Hahhh...", the Moblin was panting as he attempted to stand up. He clutched his chest, but couldn't prevent the blood from spilling. "L-lord... My lord... I... h-have... failed you... Lord... Mal...la...dus...", he breathed with his dying breath.
"Malladus...", I said to myself. I knew that name...
"Great work, Alphonse! You beat him!!", Zelda said exitedly as she flew on over to me. She'd been off to the side the entire fight. After all, it's not like she can help much during a fight like that. "We need to bandage up that arm before you lose too much blood though...", she said.
"Yeah...", I said blankly.
I wasn't really paying much attention. I always keep a cloth-like bandage tied to my belt, in case something like this happens. As I sat down, untied it from my waist and began wrapping it around my arm, I couldn't help but think about what the Moblin had said before he died. Malladus...
Malladus is the name of the Demon King. The Spirits of Light are currently at war with him. I've been trying to help the general public during these hard times, lending my services to protect the people from Malladus's followers. It seems like these Moblins were some of Malladus's followers...., I thought. If his cronies can set up a hideout and cause trouble for the people of this Realm so easily, then that must mean Malladus is gaining the upper hand in the war...
"Hey Alphonse, what are thinking about?", Zelda asked me.
"...Huh?", I replied.
"I asked you what you were thinking about. You've been staring off into space."
"Oh... I've just been thinking, Zelda..."
"Yeah, Alphonse?"
I stood up, and told her, "Maybe it's time for us to get involved in the war."
Chapter Three (PG-13)
"... WHAT?!?", Zelda shouted in suprise. I, not expecting such a reaction, flinched. "What do you mean get involved in the war?!?", she continued. "Are you out of your mind?!? It's far too dangerous!! You know how powerful Malladus is, right? There's no way in hell we could stand a chance against him!!!"
"I didn't say I was going to fight him as soon as I joined the war. I figured I could maybe fight off his followers so that the Spirits of Light could have an easier time.", I explained.
"I don't care!!", she replied. "What if something happens to you? I...", she began to say. She paused, and was quiet. At that point I realized she was only thinking of my safety. I realized just how much of a friend she truely is. "...Zelda.", I said.
"Yeah, Alphonse?" "...Thanks for worrying about me.", I said with a smile.
"...Yeah, no problem.", she answered. She was blushing.
"All right then, let's get moving!", I said as I started to walk off. There was a short pause, and then I heard Zelda yell from behind me,"You're going the wrong way!!"
A little later, we reached the gates to the capitol of the Forest Realm, Hyleigh City. "Well, let's go on in-", I started. I was cut off by an explosion that engulfed all of Hyleigh. Zelda and I stared into the blazing fire and smoke that was flowing from the gates, stunned. We were speechless. "Wha...?", Zelda began. She couldn't find the words. I rushed in. "Wha- Alphonse, where are you going?!?"
"There could be some people that are still alive in there!", I shouted back. "Wait there, Zelda!"
"Damn... Who did this?", I said to myself as I ran through the streets outside of the burning wreckage of homes and buildings. The scent of burning flesh was mixed in with the smoke-filled air. I heard a moan to my left. I turned to see a little girl laying on the ground. "Hey!! Are you all right?", I said as I ran over ro her. No response. "Don't worry... I'll get you to safety...", I said assuringly as I picked her up and carried her out on my back. I had to save her. I had to at least save someone.
As I exited through the gates, I found Zelda there waiting for me. "Alphonse!", she yelled.
"We need to get this girl some medical attention, as soon as possible.", I told her.
"Isn't there a doctor who lives in the forest near here? We can take her there.", Zelda suggested.
"Oh yeah! Doctor Rena! She can help us!", I said exitedly. "Let's go!"
As we got farther from the burning ruins of Hyleigh City, I heard a faint roar. It was faint, but clear. ...I know that sound... I thought.
* * *
"Hello?", said a young boy of about four. He was wandering around a burning village. The air smelled like death and malice. "Is anyone there? Hello? Mommy? Daddy?...", he continued to call out. But nobody answered. He was all alone. "Where is everybody?", he said as he began to sob. A loud and fearsome roar could be heard in the distance. It seemed to make the very foundations of this world shiver in terror at the mere sound of this blood-chilling roar. The little boy began to become even more frightned. "Mommy... Daddy...", he said as he was sobbing. A hand reached out from behind and grabbed his shoulder. A voice, seeming to belong to the hand, said, "All dead. Everyone." Startled, the little boy looked up and saw a very beautiful women. She had long scarlet hair and sapphire eyes, and the face of an angel. She was dressed in a black coat, jeans, and brown boots. She was carrying a medical bag over her left shoulder.
"This is the work of Vaati, the direct servent to the Demon King Malladus.", she went on to say. "Vaati is a terrible creature that does Malladus's dirty work while he's battling the Spirits. Because of that beast, everyone you knew and loved here is dead."
"Everyone?", the boy asked.
"Everyone.", the woman responded.
"Even my Mommy and Daddy?", he asked, sniveling.
"I'm afraid so." At this, the young boy began bawling excessively. Floods of tears were pouring down from his eyes. The woman stood there, watching him. "... Come on.", she said all of a sudden. The boy stopped crying and looked up at her with tear-filled eyes. "Well, someone's got to take care of you. It might as well be me.", she told him. The little boy stared up at her as he wiped his eyes clean of the tears. She grasped his hand. It felt warm and welcoming to him. She gave him an encouraging smile and said, "You can call me Rena. So what's your name, kid?"
* * *
"Hey, Alphonse! Snap out of it!!", Zelda yelled in my face.
"Huh?", I said blankly.
"You were zoning out again, weren't you? ...Well, nevermind. We're almost there.", she told me.
"Oh. Right.", I said. Zelda and I continued on through the forest as I carried the injured girl on my back. We were getting close to Doctor Rena's house.
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