//------------------------------// // Unexpected Meeting // Story: [Displaced] CRYSIS: Legacy // by ZWORZT_WRITER //------------------------------// Scot sat beside a lake, eyeing the mysterious object that he found. As he studied the strange stone with an eye, it began to sing a soft tone that sounded familiar to him, it was playing something from a game he hasn’t played since he was ten years old. “Wait, that’s awfully familiar. SECOND, go see if I have a memory of this.” Scot then saw his old childhood memories, memories of a game that he loved to play. Legends of Zelda. Then he started feeling lightheaded, making him drop the object from his hand and making the music stop. “SECOND, please do try and don’t overload me again, ever.” he said, picking up the object before it repeated and sang the bolero of fire. After a few minutes of listening and remembering the tone, he then whistled with the tune. When he finished, a fanfare followed by a wolf’s howl filled the air, causing the hunter to drop the stone in alarm, his first thought was that it might of been Timberwolves. He then grabbed his Predator Bow and changed the ammo to Airburst Fragmentation. ‘Maximum Armor’ SECOND said. Something within the stone’s eye began to swirl around, taking on a green hue. Suddenly, a strange furry wolf leaped out and landed in front of Scott with its back turned. ‘Threat Detected’ SECOND said. It slowly turned around and looked right at Scott, it looked nothing like a timberwolf. It looked like a spectral red, grey, and green wolf with blue eyes, its forehead bared the symbol of Din. Scott noticed that it had some old healed claw marks to its right ear and a scar on its left cheek. Despite looking like a wolf, it was a bit peculiar to see it wearing blue earrings. “What? It's wearing earrings?” Scot thought to himself, lowering his bow as he examined the strange wolf,”It’s probably friendly.” he added, slowly approaching the wolf. But before Scott could get close enough, the wolf crouched down and suddenly leaped toward his head, causing his vision to blur and swirl. When the world stopped spinning, Scott noticed that he was laying down face first. “What in the world?” Scott asked to himself as he stood up. The first thing to notice was that he was standing on a solid ground, clouds to be exact. He takes a look around and notices he’s very high up above Equestria, he could even see the snowy mountains to the north and the barren lands to the south. Then the wastelands over at the west and the griffon’s kingdom to the east. If Scott looks hard enough, he can even see Canterlot castle. “Well now, this is new.” A voice spoke out, making Scott whirl around to look at the person. There stood a man in a red cloak, its face hidden within its hood, the lower half of him had a green tunic that that was impossible to forget due to how iconic it was. “Who are you and where am I!?” Scott asked, aiming his bow at the mysterious man. “There’s no end for that, at least not in this temporary mindscape.” The man said as he pointed at Scott’s surroundings. “Don’t toy with me!” Scott yelled, “If you’re not going to answer, then I could just end your life right here, right now.” he added, still aiming his bow at the man. “Don’t believe me? Try to do something with your suit, you’ll notice it won’t respond to your voice, not unless it’s linked to your mind?” The man said, his voice full of far too much courage to take Scott’s threat seriously. ‘Maximum Power,’ SECOND said. Scott smirked under his helmet, knowing that the suit was linked to his mind. Hell, the suit has even merged with his skin. “Regardless, you’re currently in a mindscape, thus your weapons cannot hurt me nor can mine hurt you physically, the only thing you’ll do is tire both of our minds..” The man said as he reached up to pull down the cowl, revealing his face to be that of Link except with no green cap and some strange key differences. So far, the scar on his left cheek and damaged right  elven ear remained, Link’s face also sported a bit of a stache and goatee look to him, Scott doesn’t recall Link having facial hair. “I don’t know much about you, but I do know I can hear that voice in your head, would this proof suffice?” Link asked. “Sweet Jesus fuck…” Scott cursed, knowing that no one knows about SECOND. He slowly lowered his bow, knowing that this person might be right about them in mindscape. “Exactly. So let’s not resort to a fight, we’re only here as a means of a test as per my token’s purpose. Afterall, I need to make sure that my summoner doesn't plan to misuse it or betray my trust.” Link explained. “Wait, token? Misuse? Betray?” Scott asked, not knowing what this person meant. “I must be the first Displaced you’ve met, correct?” Link asked before sighing a bit. “Guess I gotta tell you everything, Farore knows how many times I’ve explained it to newcomers.” He said. He points a leather gloved hand at Scott’s chest, causing the armored man to look down to notice a necklace. “That’s my howling stone, just one of many tokens of the Displaced, they’re basically unfortunate victims sent to many realms of Equestria, I’m assuming you brought that bow from a merchant?” Link asked. He looked at his bow,”Yeah, I guess i kinda did.” Before realising what the man said,”Wait, other people got sent, too?!” “Yep. You’re not the first.” Link said as he held out a hand, causing the area to look like the starry skies. “There are many Equestria’s out there, many alternative timelines and universes. Each one has a Displaced that use their powers to either take over, protect it, or they’re just trying to live a new life when they don’t want neither of those things.” Link explained. Slowly, images moved past the two, revealing other Displaced that the hylian has met. “Woah.” Scott stared in awe at the other awesome displaced. “They all almost share same reasons of how and why they became as such, and they usually lead back to the one as The Merchant, or some other untold explanation.” Link explained as the landscape returned to its cloudy visual. “You’re not alone.” “Wait, do all Displaced gets chased down by the Equestrians?” Scott asked, hoping he wasn’t the only one suffering. “I don’t know their backstories personally, but I do know that not all of them have been chased. I mean, when I revealed myself to the ponies, they welcomed me like any other person. Why do you ask?” Link said. “Well, I’m being hunted down by the entire Royal Army. Sunbutt and Moonie included.” Scott said. Link snorted in minor amusement of the nicknames the suited man gave them. “And what exactly did you do?” Link asked with distrust in his voice. “Hehehe, well you see. I might or may have injured fifty or more royal guards, destroyed half of Canterlot, and insulted Celestia.” Scott mumbled the last part. The hylian man sent into a moment silence as he placed his gloved hand on the side of his face. “By Din’s fiery wrath, you messed up big time. Was it all in self-defense, fear or… revenge?” Link asked, he sounded like he was having doubts about his trust in Scott. “Self-defence and fear. But mostly fear.” Scott said as he remembered the things that the Night Guard did. “We’d best return to the outside then, it was a mistake to force you here. Judgement has passed.” Link said as the area started to brighten, causing Scott to black out. When his vision returned, he found himself face down on the forest’s green ground, again. “Sorry about that.” He said, now standing within the Everfree Forest. ‘Suit Update Complete’ SECOND said. “Well, let’s test that out later.” Scott looked over at the wolf, but Scott realized that the wolf wasn’t there anymore, instead it was the hylian from before. “Mother offfFF- You scared the living crap out of me!” Scott yelled, not liking sudden surprises. Link blinked at Scott’s reaction. “And I didn’t even need my Stone Mask.” he said jokingly. “Are they still hunting you at this point?” The hylian asked as he took a cautious look around. “Probably, but I’m sure they’re not around. Cause if they were, they should’ve captured me while I was on the ground,” Scott reassured, until, ‘Critical Threats Detected! Hit the deck!’ SECOND yelled, and on cue a rocket went pass the two. Hitting a tree and destroying it. Scott looked to his right to see three choppers and ten pegasi high in the air. He then turned to Link, and said,”Suit up.” He then activated the suit armor and went straight at them, deflecting most of the bullets. “SECOND, go play a nice badass music.” and on cue, the suit started playing music. Link quickly reached into his pouch and pulled out what appeared to be a fox mask, he placed it onto his face and pulled his hood over it. With his arms spread out, he started rotating them. The area started to get a little cold, the winds picking up from the north and toward the south. Suddenly fierce winds swept up toward the choppers in an attempt at pushing them away. Meanwhile, Scott had already took down the last Pegasi. He looked over at Link to see him doing something that made the choppers crash each other. The three choppers landed right over the treelines, totally out of sight. “Huh, that man is Link.” “Come on, I’ve only delayed them for the time being, I'll probably known as the fox or a spirit of the everfree. So let’s go somewhere they can’t find us.” Link said as he looked over at Scott. “Unless you have a better idea about clearing your name.” “I think I know a place.” Scott said, remembering the place where he stayed. He then started walking, but stopped and looked over at Link,”You coming?” “Of course, you are the holder of my token afterall, I can’t leave your world till you say so.” Link said as he started following me, he kept the Keaton’s Mask on throughout the journey. The two continued walking till they’ve reached a ruined castle, a very familiar castle. “Welcome, to the castle of the two sisters. Population, two.” Scott said to Link as he crossed the bridge. Link followed behind although a little cautious due to the age of the structure. Scott went in the castle and up to Princess Luna’s old bed. There in the room, Scott sat at the bed while Link sat at the old chair. “So, Link,” Scott started, ”How can I summon other Displaced?” “As I mentioned before, it is done by a token. I’d advise being careful who you summon, not all Displaced are good people.” Link warned. “And how can I get a token?” Scott asked. “There are two ways, either take something you own and infuse it with your energy, or try to make it from scratch, I also suggest some sort of safety precaution to go along with it much like I did with mine. If you were evil or a bad person, my token would've crumbled in your hand and send me back home.” Link explained, his expression unreadable besides the fox mask’s silly playful look. “Something that I own, hmm.” Scott started thinking of something that he can use for a token. He then snapped his fingers,“I’ve got it!” Digging in his pouch, he found the thing he wanted and took it out. In his hand is a green-rectangle-like box. “Can this do?” Scott asked Link as he gestured to the thing on his hand. “It will do. Once you’ve pushed your energy into it, just give it a message that other Displace will hear when they find it. Just remember the safety measurement I mentioned earlier just incase you meet someone you wouldn’t like or a world where you’d rather not repeat history prior to your own.” Link explained. Scott nodded as he held the object with both hands, closed his eyes and recited, “I stay low, and move fast. I kill first, yet die last. I require one shot, to kill. I have no luck, but pure skill. I am the Hunter of Evil. I am Nova.” And with that, the object disappeared in a bright flash. Scott then looked over at Link,”So, when do you leave?” he asked. “I leave the moment you say ‘Your contract is complete’. It will activate my token and i’ll be gone. However before you do..” Link said as he pointed at the howling stone that was still around Scott’s neck. “My token can also help you out. When I was making it, I made it so that it would help me become a wolf there is no Midna or Twilight Shard to do it for me. So if you fancy taking a risk, you can try it out and it should turn you into a wolf, it won’t look the same as mine though.” Link explained as he pointed at a replica of his token that sat around his neck. “And how can I turn into a wolf?” Scott asked Link. “Grasp it in your hand, calm your mind, then focus on its energy. Your body will be surrounded by black particles before forcing it to walk on four legs.” Link explained with a hidden smile behind the Keaton’s Mask. Scott grasped the stone, calmed his mind and focused the energy in it. After that, black particles surrounded him. Scott felt his body changing, and without wasting time, he got on all fours. After the transformation, the black particles left and instead of Scott, a big grey wolf stood on his position. But if you look closely, you’ll see that instead of flesh, you’ll find CryFibril under all that fur. “In this form, you can understand the language of animals. If you hone in on your scent, you'll smell and see a colorful trail that only your wolf eyes can see, especially spirits still that still linger around here. You can even see things buried underground, so be sure to dig it up incase it’s something of value. Now, usually in this form you can use a Spin Attack, but since this is your form, you can create to make up something else.” Link explained before he leaned back a little, he as trying to think of other things the form had. “You’ll be able to jump far as well.” he said, finishing his explanation. “Heh, now you’re more of a hunter.” Link pointed out. “So, how do I turn back?” Wolf Scott asked, but barks and growls were heard. Link chuckled at this. Link reached into his pouched replaced his mask with another. This one was a white mask with a single red eye, it looked like it was laughing. “Could you repeat that?” Link asked. “I said, how do I turn back to normal?” Wolf Scott asked, again. “Just picture your human form in your mind and relax, the token’s mask will leave your body and return to the stone.” Link explained before he quickly put it away in his pouch and replaced it with his Keaton Mask. Scott did what Link told him, and in a matter of seconds, he was back to his human form. “Thanks, for that valuable information.” he said as he got up and dusted himself. After he was done, he looked over at Link, “Well, I guess this is where we part ways.” “Don’t hesitate to call on me if you ever need help with anything you can’t handle on your own.” Link said as he placed a gauntlet leathered hand on Scott’s shoulder. “Either that, or just to get away for a bit in my Equestria. My Celestia understands the Displaced and will welcome you with a smile.” Link promised. Scott chuckled at this, “Well I hope she likes bananas.” “...Why Bananas?” Link asked in curiosity, then shook his head. “Never mind, just remember that not all Equestrias are the same.” he said. “Don’t worry, I promise I won’t do anything stupid or dangerous.” Scott then pulled out his pinkie, “I pinkie promise.” “Pinkie promise noted.” Link said with a smile as he did the same. “Just be sure to keep that promise, she may be kind and considers everyone in Equestria as her children, but she holds quite the power..” he said. Scott then nodded in understandment. Meanwhile in a far distance away, a certain pink pony felt something in the air. “My pinkie sense is tingling.” The two felt something weird, but as quick as it came, the feeling disappeared. “Ugh, I think I just got the chills,” Scott shuddered, before facing Link, “ Well, see ya later, buddy. Cause your contract is now complete.” With those words assured, a crystal quickly formed around Link and levitated him into the air. With a flash, he was gone from the castle, returning to the universe he came from. “Yep, I’ll see ya later. Alligator.” Scott added before sitting on the edge of the bed, thinking on what he’ll do to cleanse his name. Meanwhile, outside the castle. The lone Nano soldier stood behind the treelines, observing Scott and his ‘friend’ from the very start. “SoOn, ScOtt. SoOn.” the soldier said in his distorted voice. He then activated the suit’s cloak, his silhouette was then seen leaving the place back into the forest.