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LoZ: Bermuda Triangle ch. 20

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The horn blast rent the air and in a swirl of leaves, limp bodies dropped down on invisible strings and positioned themselves in a pose that looked like an ominous dance. Screeching in total surprise, the bokoblins attacked the sudden intruders, but were unable to strike the quick moving foes who clawed at them. <Retreat! Retreat!> ordered one of the bokoblins after the confusing struggle and they all scrambled madly away, some of them tripping in their panicked escape.

After they were gone, another being hopped down, carrying a lantern and a large flute, laughing. "Hee hee, you puppets did great!" At these words, those puppets fell to the ground and vanished in a puff of smoke. "Stupid bokoblins, going about skull kid territory like they own the place... There's been a lot lately though, not to mention the princess hasn't come back from the temple yet... And that girl in the green tunic that passed by earlier... I think I know her. I wonder what's going on?"

A high-pitched caw sounded above him and he looked up to see a white bird passing by. "A... seagull?" Then he took a whiff of salty air. "Wait a minute... something's not right." It had been a while since he'd climbed really high up, but now he needed to in order to see all of the Faron Woods. But when he got to the canopy, he was in for a big surprise. More than half the forest was gone, replaced by an endless expanse of ocean. "... ...WHA?! What happened to this place?! Did Faron have another raging fit again?" With this many bokoblins, he wouldn't be surprised.

Then two more things caught his eye, some things even more peculiar. Now that he could see the sky clearly, he noticed a strange energy field covering it and when he turned round a bit, he could now see some kind of strange looking castle in the distance. "What is that?" Then the skull kid realized it was right in the place where the temple ruins were supposed to be. "Oh no... Zelda."

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Cleo and Kaepora reappeared in the Mayan temple and went down the hallway until they met Joseph again. He turned to them. "Back again already? You didn't forget anything, did you?"

"No, I did all I can here for now," answered Cleo.

"You were only gone for ten minutes. Apparently, your errands don't take long at all. But anyway, I've pretty much figured out what this says. Turns out there is a prophecy written here." Cleo now (for the first time) gave Joseph her undivided attention, this was what she had been waiting for since Ghirahim first let it slip. "You know about the Mayan calendar, right? Something's suppose to happen at it's close, something big... It says 'when our age comes to an end, so will the light. Great darkness will fall upon the two worlds bringing forth chaos and ruin.' That sounds like the end of the world."

"But how... What is this darkness they're talking about? Did they mean Ghirahim?"

"I don't know, they didn't specify. But that's not all, there's more. 'Before the darkness is summoned, a child will be called. The child, possessing a spirit of happiness, will awaken her soul and face the darkness.' That's the entire prophecy."

It took a moment for Cleo to take all this info in. "This child... it's me isn't it."

"You? What makes you think that?"

"I was just told that I was chosen by fate... to fulfill the prophecy." She let out a wry laugh. "I can't even believe it! Fourteen years of my life without a clue, and now supposedly I'm expected to save the world. Since when? I thought this was about destroying Ghirahim!"

"Cleo, you swore you would not resort to revenge," Kaepora scolded. "I told you to let it go so you would fulfill your destiny." Cleo gave him an "I don't believe what I'm hearing" look. "Wha-what I meant to say was--"

"You knew, didn't you Kaepora! You knew what the prophecy was all along!"

"Now Cleo--"

"Why didn't you tell me before?!" she demanded angrily.

There was a long pause before Kaepora sighed and answered, "I couldn't... I was afraid it would be too overwhelming for you, to have such a weight on your shoulders. I felt that if I told you too soon before you're ready, you wouldn't have the courage to accept such a responsibility."

She snorted. "In other words, you're being an over-protective parent, or rather grandparent since you sound like an old man." She turned her back on him. "There's one good thing about hearing the prophecy, it explains why Ghirahim tried to kill me in the first place. There's just one thing I don't get... He found out about it through the archeologists and knew someone was gonna get in the way. So just how did he know, seven years in advance, it was me?"

"I'm not sure. And why you were chosen, I truly don't know. Really I don't!" he added when Cleo gave him another look.

"Well I've decided I no longer care about what the prophecy says. I'll continue with this mission, of course, but I'm still going to try and get even with Ghirahim. I've already made up my mind!" Cleo firmly finished.

"So that's the whole plot, huh?" said Joseph. "Well now that I know what's going on, would you like me to tell you where you should go next?"

"Yes, please."

"Okay, it says 'journey south to where the hills rise high and a city ruled by a great emperor is part of the mountains.' That's all. Now my best guess is the Mayans were referring to Machu Picchu."

"What about the other places?"

"I haven't gotten to that yet and I know you can't keep coming back for more info since the end of the calendar is several days away. I'll have to give you my cellphone number for that. Here." Joseph wrote the number on a piece of paper. "Call me anytime when you're done with the next task, I'll have the answer ready by then."

"Thanks Joseph, I never really thought I'd need your number."

"Yeah, me neither," Joseph said with a laugh.

"C'mon Kae." Cleo went around a corner that would lead outside and as she turned it, she bumped into someone she had completely forgotten. "What the?" It was the Chinese archeologist. "What are you doing here?"

"Oh, sorry! I was just--"

"Wait, have you been listening?"

"Look, I did not know you were here first. I will just go, okay." He quickly left before Cleo could say another word. She shook it off as just an accident, then continued outside to take off on Kaepora. But this time, the archeologist could clearly see it happening.

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"Tell me honestly Kaepora, how long have you known it was me?" Cleo asked as they soared over South America.

"Well when we first met, I wasn't entirely sure that you were the one chosen, even after Ghirahim attacked you at the hotel. In order to know for sure, I had to see for myself your courage and abilities. That was why I had you gather the circlets, it was all a test really, for you to prove yourself."

"I see..."

"I'm very sorry I made you go through all this. I would never do this to you if you were unwilling. That is the truth."

"Well, lets just forget about it and move on," Cleo finished. She couldn't help but have mixed feelings for her companion. He meant well, but she wished she'd known about all this from the start.

Soon, they were able to see the Peruvian mountains and in half-an-hour of circling, they could see the ancient city. They landed at the edge of town and looked around. It was pretty quiet.

"Where do you think the portal is Kae?"

"You might have to use dowsing for that."

"Right." Cleo withdrew her sword and followed the blinking pattern. It got faster as she approached the hard stone ground at what appeared to be a square. As she walked, the clomping sound her steps made changed. She knew that sound. "I think I know were it is now." She stomped. "Right under here." She placed a bombchu and walked off at a safe distance. After she detonated it and waited for the smoke to clear, Cleo approached and was surprised to see there was not a single scratch on the stone. "This is stronger than I thought! Figures!"

"Let's not worry about this now. We have yet to find the next sage, hoo hoo."

"There aren't any humans for miles. I'll have to go to the nearest town."

Kaepora turned his head right around until it was on backwards. "Seems like you spoke too soon. I can hear some people."

"Wow, good ears." Cleo walked through Machu Picchu until she ran into a crowd of people. They were following a woman talking to them in Spanish. "Uh, excuse me!"

The woman looked at her. "¿Tiene una pregunta?"

"Uh... ¿Podemos hablar en Inglés?" Cleo responded a bit slowly, having learned only a little Spanish.

"Oh uh, espera un seg," the woman said to the crowd, then turned back to Cleo. "What's your name?"

"It's Cleo."

"I don't recognize that name. Are you not part of the tour?"

"No I just came by. Do you mind if I tag along? I just need a ride to town."

"No, not at all, we're just finishing up. You can ride on the bus with us. My name's Pacha by the way."

Cleo nodded and followed while Kaepora flapped overhead. They came to the tour bus and she boarded with the crowd, Kae landed on top. Pacha took the wheel and drove them away from the ancient city.

As they rode along a dirt road, a loud thwack was heard against the bus' hull. People jumped and looked around. The sound was right next to Cleo and she looked outside to see what made the noise. She spotted an arrow sticking out just a few inches from her window. "Uh oh!" She looked up in time to see a bokoblin getting ready to fire another arrow. "Everyone, get down!" The arrow flew straight through the glass and narrowly missed Cleo and another guy who ducked in time.

"¡Ay, caramba! What was that?!" Pacha exclaimed.

"Pacha, keep driving!" Cleo opened the window and climbed out on top of the bus. "Kae, we've gotta protect the tourists!" With a nod, Kaepora took off to chase off some of the bokoblins while she fired back at them with her own bow and arrow. They were doing pretty well, driving the enemies back throughout the ride, but it wasn't until they started across a bridge over a raging river did things get serious fast. An explosion was heard from below and they looked down to see the support beams destroyed. Any second, the whole bridge would collapse.

"Hootie Hoo!!" shouted Kaepora.

"Oh Bleck!!" shouted Cleo.
Disclaimer: The Legend of Zelda series do not, repeat, not belong to me. They rightfully belong to Miyamoto. (May he continue to make exellent games for the rest of his days<3) What does belong to me are Cleo, Finn, Joseph, Emetaly, Pacha, Paulo, Prince Hassan, Abner, and a couple of original bokoblin characters I had finally named.

No, I don't speak spanish. I used google translate.

If you haven't read the first story, I'd strongly recommend doing so first. [link]
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