//------------------------------// // Ancient Mask // Story: The Legend of Zelda Friendship is Magic 2: Return of Majora // by MetalBrony823 //------------------------------// A Keaton? That is certainly something Link had never heard of before in his life. This creature seemed very mysterious, and yet so peculiar and interesting. Fluttershy, in particular, immediately took a liking to this Kit animal, and she wanted to hug him and get a closer look at his adorable face. "Oh, hello little guy." said Fluttershy. "Can I hold you?" "Fluttershy," Applejack said, a little weirded out. "Ho ho ho, of course you can hold me, Fluttershy." said the Keaton with a smile on his face. Then the yellow pegaus promptly picked up the creature, who turned out to be heavier than she expected it to be. "You are so adorable." Kit went "Ho ho ho, I get that a lot." "How did you know my name?" asked the yellow pegasus. The Keaton made a yawn showing his sharp, dagger-like teeth. "We Keaton are a very intelligent race, and we know how to come around." then he looked at the hero of time. "I've had my eye on you for quite some time now, Link." The young Hero was taken aback by how Kit the Keaton knew his name as well. "Are you for us, or for our enemies?" he asked suspiciously. "I'm... on the side of good." said Kit. "I am a master of riddles and knowledge, and I know of your ancestor, the Hero of time himself. I for one, have met the hero, even though he was a child. Despite that trait, he had a golden heart and he was a noble type of child. I even played a few trivia games with him, for I am a master of trivia and riddles." "You knew the Hero of Time?" asked Colin. "Oh yes. He saved both Hyrule, and Termina before. And you, Link, you have his looks, or at least, you look very similar. Not to mention that you wielded the very instrument that led to Ganon's demise, and he proved to be a very wonderful person." then he made a sigh. "It's sad, really. I honestly wish that I can see him once again, and talk to him some more." "What exactly are you Keaton?" asked Twilight. "Well, I could tell you all about my race, but it would take a rather long time. In short, we are a sacred race that has a big significance on Hylians and the other inhabitants of your world, Link." "Can you help us?" asked Colin. "Fluttershy, can you please put me down?" "Sure." as the yellow pegasus put Kit down, the Keaton stretched his legs, and licked his left paw. "So, can you help us all out? We need to save our homes from being a crater of evil created by Majora." "I can certainly show you some of the ropes in stopping that wicked spirit from wrecking havoc on the mortal plain once again." said Kit. "But, I am certain you can figure out the rest for yourselves. Now, there is a mask that the Hero of time used to defeat Majora and his minions. That mask will give you the power to defeat Majora, and it will surely put an end to this chaos. The mask is called the Fierce Deity mask, and it contains a dark power that will give you everything you need to defeat Majora." "Dark-powered mask?" asked Applejack. "That can't be good. Dark magic can't be a darn good thing." "No. Luna suffered from dark magic, and that's how she became Nightmare Moon in the first place." said Twilight. "I don't know if we can trust dark magic on our side." Kit didn't say anything at first, but he said at last a few moments later: "Look, I am not forcing you to do this. I just wanted you all to know about the secret." "Even if I can control that mask," said Link. "Would I ascend into darkness because of that mask?" "That would be up to you, young one." said Kit. "But, fair warning to you: Your ancestor used the power of the mask too crush Majora into piles of ashes until nothing remained of it. Believe my words about it being the most powerful weapon in existence." Link was thinking deep in his head, and he ultimately said: "The Master Sword has never failed me before. I can kill him with it. This is the Blade of Evil's Bane." He began looking at his reflection through the gleaming blade of the Master Sword once again, and imagined himself as the Hero of Time without his eye-patch, during when he defeated Ganondorf. Perhaps, he can defeat Majora with this sword, just like he did with the evil Gerudo warlock. "Well, I think Link can beat Majora, and save our homes." Said Lyra boldly. "He beat Ganondorf, he can beat this evil spirit, too." Kit then sniffed Link's left knee with his nose, feeling rather ticklish against his leggings. "To look for the mask, it would be something you would have to figure out for yourself. I know you can do it. You, and your friends will bring peace and balance to both worlds." "Will we find it?" Asked Colin "I am certain you will. But, if you ever want to talk to me again, I am no stranger." Then he conjured a maso that looked exactly like his face. "Here you go, Colin. This is a perfect size for you. Just wear it, and wait for me to appear." Then he gave it to him with his magic. Colin wore it on him, and it was a perfect fit for him as Kit said. "Thank you, Kit." Said Colin. He put the mask back in his own pouch, and decided to wear it another day. "Now. I must take my leave. Farewell, my friends. Good luck with the search!" Then he suddenly disappeared out of thin air. Everyone was confused at what just happened. Was this Keaton real? Or a figment of Link's imagination? No, his friends saw him as well. "Did that really just happened?" Asked Pinkie Pie. "I know, right?" Said Bon Bon. "And can this mask help us?" "Well, I suppose the least can do is find it." Said Link "Perhaps that little Keaton is right. Maybe we do need the Fierce Deity's nask to defeat Majora from disarray everlasting." Mathayus added. "Although, I'm a little curious." Said Spike. "What kind of creature was that guy?" “Keatons.” Said Mathayus. “They are a rather.... slightly mischievous race that one can recon with. Still, they are not like bokoblins, or moblins. Rather mysterious race, them Keatons.” “You can say That again.” Rainbow agreed with him. “It was just weird.” All of a sudden, Kit reappeared our of nowhere with his magic. “My apologies. But I forgot to tell you that, if you are going to look for the mask, you need to look at these areas: The southern Badlands, the northern snowy mountains, th Whitetail Forest, the Griffon’s home, The Zebrica Savanna, and Seaquestria.” “All those places?” Asked Link with a raised eyebrow. “Yep. And it is best to be on your guard. Majora might have let lose some powerful bad guys to roam around in Equestria, causing havoc beyond words. Anyway, good luck on your search.” Then he disappeared once more. “Well, at least we know the places to look for the mask.” Said Lyra. “But can we trust him?” Asked Pip “Well, Yes.” Said Link. “He knew my ancestor, and I am certain he is telling the truth. So, anyway, we are going to the Badlands, first. But, first thing’s first, we should tell Celestia and Luna about what just happened before we start our quest. “Right!” They all said. They all went on the train to Canterlot, and when they reached their destination, they found the princess’ waiting for them all to exit the train. Link and his friedns promptly set foot back in Canterlot, and they were greeted. “Link, do you bring news of a Hyrule?” Asked Celestia The Hero chosen by the Gods sighed sadly, and he admitted “Princess Zelda has been captured by Majora.” “Captured?” Asked Luna with shock. Celestia also shared the same feeling of horror as her younger sister did. “How did this happen?” “He caught Hyrule Castle off guard after he attacked your castle, your majesties.” Link answered. “I could have stopped him, but he just took her away from us.” “It wasn’t your fault, Link.” Celestia reassured. “Majora caught us all by surprise. What will we do to stop him?” “Well, we were told to obtain the Fierce Deity Mask That my ancestor used to defeat him before. We’re about to go out and find it.” Said Link. “It’s supposed to be a powerful mask that has evil, vile, and dark powers we need to defeat Majora.” Said Mathayus. “Dark powers?” Asked Celestia. “I do not think that it would be the kind of solution you need for this problem.” “That’s what I think, but... what other choice to I have?” Asked Link. “I cant kill for trying. “True. So true.” Said Pinkie Pie. “We at least for to try and look for that mean and scary mask.” “Well, I just thought you should know. I highly doubt that Majors is finished with his mayhem and chaos.” “Don’t worry, Link.” Said Luna. “We will be fine.” “Yes, we will manage defenses for any future attacks by that wicked spirit.” Celestia added. “For now, you just need to go on your quest to retrieve this mask, whatever that may be.” “I won’t fail you, your majesties.” Said Link. “I’ll be careful, and save Equestria once more.” Both sisters smiled warmly at his confidence and courage. Boy, they were lucky to have a hero of pure heart like Link was, and they had great faith in him to stop Majora from causing more hellish destruction. “Good luck, Link.” Said The pricness’ in unison. Link then went on the train with his friends to the southern badlands, and looked out the windows as the train moved. Even though he might get the mask by going to any of these places the mystical Keaton told him about, he was still worried about the princess. Who knows what cruel and inhumane treatment Majora is giving her right now? Link didn’t even want to think about it, for it made him sick to his stomach. Despite worrying, he knew it wouldn’t help him get anyway. And there was nothing he can do to bring Zelda back right now. Once again, he might be Hyrule and Equestria’s only hope. “Link,” Said Colin. “Are you Okay?” “Yes.” He Said flatly. “I’m worried about princess Zelda. I don’t want anything to happen to her because of me.” “Oh, there was nothing you could have done to stop Majora from taking her away.” Said Epona. “Majora was too fast and too quick to be stopped.” “She’s right.” Said Spike. “He tricked all of us, and he caught us all off guard. It p’s like Celestia has said back there.” “That’s right, Spike.” Twilight remarked. “We were lucky to have killed all those monsters that he conjured out of thin air in Celestia’s castle.” “Well, He won’t catch us off guard this time.” Said Link boldly. “Damn right he won’t.” Said Rainbow Dash, pounding her hooves together. She was ready for fight any bad guys she and the others might encounter on their quest. “When we see any more of those bad guys. I’ll... froth them up Good!” "Same here, Rainbow Dash." said Discord. He conjured himself in a samurai armor with nunchuks in his hands, flailing them around like he was a master of the martial arts. "Any Moblin, Diamond Dog, Bokoblin, or Lizalfos tries to sneak up on me, they will face the fury of my Kung Fu!" he made a few kung-fu kicks going: "Hiya! How about some of this up your face?" Fluttershy giggled and muttered: "Oh Discord." knowing that he looked a little silly in that kind of armor and at least he was trying to be good support to his cronies. Through the wasteland, the sun was slowly starting to get to them all, and it didn't take long for the sweat to come out of their bodies. The Desert was certainly at a harsh temperature, like at a range from ninety to one-hundred degrees Fahrenheit. Seeing skulls of cows, buffalo, or even from ponies on the ground was not uncommon to see in a place like this. "Applejack, isn't the town of Appleloosa in this part of Equestria?" "No, that's north of the Macintosh mountain side." said the Cowgirl pony. "Look, you see those mountains over there?" she pointed north with her right hoof. "Appleloosa is right beyond them mountains." "Oh. i see." "I don't think we'll find any settlements in this part of Equestria." said Rainbow Dash. "These are called the Badlands for a reason, you know." "Figures." Link then saw something in the distance, and used his hawkeye mask to see what it was. It was a small group of Dinolfos and Megafos riding on bugbears. Not only that, but there were a few Wizzrobes with fire staffs instead of ice ones. "Uh-oh. Incoming enemies at twelve o'clock." They all readied themselves for another fight. As soon as those monsters and warlocks got close to them, the wizzrobes shot out fireballs from their staffs while shouting "Hiya!" in unison. They all dodged those magical orbs of fire, and they saw the two balls explode as they hit the ground. Link slashed at many Lizalfos and slammed his sword onto their shields with a loud "Clang!" heard with every hit on their shields, and Link would eventually slash at them in many ways, killing them instantly. Of course, he and Colin would use the hidden skills on them to make it more easy. These two boys still fought gallantly as a team together, and fought side-by-side. "You still glad to be back in Equestria, Colin?" Link asked his surrogate brother with a smirk. "Of course. It's good to be back." then he slashed a vertical slice at an incoming Lizalfos, killing him instantly with the sound of a leopard or mountain lion roaring before it vanished into black and purple dust. Link suddenly had a thought, and decided to pull out his Great Fairy Sword, and then swung his new blade at an incoming bugbear. A magical, powerful beam of magic came out of the blade, and it sliced the bugbear in half, falling dead on the ground. "Goodness!" said Fluttershy. "Did that sword release a magical beam?" The hero himself was also amazed what he had unleashed. "It did." then he slashed the sword at another incoming bugbear, but with the whole blade this time, and it killed the monster in one hit in a vertical slice while performing the helm splitter. Link was more than impressed to see how powerful this new sword was. "Whoa, that is so awesome!" said Rainbow Dash. "that sword is the bomb!" "A stylish and functional type of weapon." said Rarity. "I like it." "You ever thought of wielding two swords, Link?" asked Applejack "I think I might try that." then Link put his Hylian shield away, and pulled out the Master Sword once again. He tried swinging both his swords at random directions, and he was doing rather well. He performed a series of slices and slashes at his enemies who were fighting him head-on. Firing magic beams from the Great Fairy Sword again, other Lizalfos were instantly killed by those beams from the magical and powerful blade. Link felt like a new type of warrior wielding two weapons instead of one. While still fighting off their opponents, his friends were watching on by how impressively Link was fighting, and they caught a look of him doing an aerial spin attack with both his blades. Mathayus was holding a Lizalfos in the neck with his left hand, and instantly snapped it, killing it instantly, and he did the same with other enemies he faced during the fight. Of course, the mighty darknut decapitated some enemies with his mighty sword as well without ease. "Oh, this is not looking good!" said one of the Wizzrobes. "You're right!" said another wizzrobe. "We better skedaddle out of here!" Before the wizard creatures could leave, one of them was killed with a slice of Link's Great Fairy sword, and the second one tried shooting countless balls of fire at him while hovering backwards. The hero continued trying to pursue the remaining wizzrobe, dodging many attacks and fireballs from the warlock, and finally knocked him out with his left fist. Knocked on the ground, the Wizzrobe stumbled backwards. "Ow! My face!" he cackled. He slowly tried to get up, but he was stopped by Link's right foot, who prevented him from escaping. "Alright, you." said Link in a threatening voice. "Where is Zelda? Where did Majora take her?!" "I'm not talking, little hero!" the wizzrobe spat out to him. "Both your worlds will die screaming under Majora's name!" "Not if we can help it, you creep!" said Lyra. "We'll stop him somehow." "Oh ho, he is more powerful than you can all possibly imagine you meddling worms!" "Pfft, yeah right." said Spike. "If Link defeated Ganondorf, he can defeat Majora just as easily." "That's where you're wrong, baby crocodile! Majora is far more powerful than a mere Gerudo king of thieves. No, he is more powerful than you all think he is." "Well, is there a mask that I can look for here!?" Link asked demandingly "There... there is a shard of a mask you can find in this part of Equestria." said the Wizzrobe. "And... there is a commotion in Appleoosa right now. If i were you, I would look for the mask and go to Appleoosa and save the whole city from further chaos. "You're lying about where the mask is." said Link. "I can see it in your eyes that you're lying!" "Okay, okay! Here!" then he gave Link a mask shard that resembled a some parts of a man's right cheek with a pointy ear, like any other Hylian would have. Link grabbed it, and theorized it was part of the Fierce Deity's mask he is looking for. "There are other pieces of the mask you are looking for, but you have to find them first." said the Wizzrobe. "Link remembered the Keaton's advice back in Ponyville, and he immediately let the Wizzrobe go, causing him to scurry away in fear. "You're letting him get away." said Twilight "Don't worry. He won't get far." "Are you sure?" Asked Colin. "Positive." "Well, we got what we have came for here. We got to get to Appleoosa right now." "That we do, Colin." said Applejack. "I don't want my Cousin Braeburn to get hurt by whatever's going on. He probably wouldn't handle what is going on right now." "Discord, can you get us to the town in a faster way?" Fluttershy asked the master of chaos?" "No problemo." With one snap of a finger, they teleported to the city of Appleoosa and the town was being terrorized by monsters such as Bokoblins, moblins, lizalfos, and other types of dangerous creatures. This looked more serious than they thought. All of Appleoosa was falling into disarray.