"I did it! I finally killed that damn Beat!" laughed Jacob evily. "A shame I didn't do it though. I would have Rage, then I could give it to my lord." he sighed.
"Are you sure I wouldn't be receiving it?" laughed Drake stepping through a rift. "I mean, I'm just as important."
"All you do is take us where we need to go, and if necessary, destroy a world. Much like the one you came from." spat Jacob.
Ganondorf sat in his cell, trying to establish a link with Beat. He couldn't believe his friend was dead. He kept trying, his face sweating. He tossed the armor he wore aside, and stared at his Triforce. It started glowing red and he then found himself where he and Beat always spoke with their source of strength.
"Is he alive?" gasped the disgruntled Gerudo.
"I can't find him in any of the worlds we are involved in." sighed Din.
"I was planning on giving my piece to Beat, but now he's gone."
"Why not Finn?"
"I doubt he'll be happy to receive a gift from us." sighed a girl with long blue hair.
"Nayru?" gasped Din.
"Yes, and Farore is arriving also. We are here to apologize."
"I don't want your sympathy!" shouted Din. "I want him back! Red Spirit!"
"Yes milady?" asked Red Spirit appearing next to her.
"Search Kayve for him, I want him brought to me!"
"Yes ma'am. But just consider this, didn't he want to die?" growled the spirit as he departed.
"He has a point sister." sighed Nayru.
"I know. I just think he should be buried in a traditional fashion, where he loved to be." snapped Din.
"I am giving the choice to The Triforce. I don't have much time left." wheezed Ganondorf. He coughed up a little blood and fell to the floor. He found himself back in his cell, with a large gash on his head. He saw blood on the bed and realized he fell on it. He looked at his hand and saw his Triforce was gone. "I pray it ends up in the right hands." coughed the Gerudo as he closed his eyes for the last time.
Drake stood before the cell, looking at the dead prisoner. He sighed, and turned the body over with his foot. "No Triforce. He gave it up." he stated looking at the guards. "Inform Jacob of this. I'm going out." he then stepped through a rift and vanished.
"Does that freak you out as much as it does me?" asked the first guard.
"Yeah, let's go tell our master."
Finn stopped with Richard for camp. He had a strange sense that he was being watched. He looked around trying to find out what was happening.
"Would you cut that out?" growled Richard as he struck a rock with his sword, sending sparks up to ignite the pile of grass he had made.
"Sorry, I'm just a little on edge." sighed Finn. "Hearing about Beat, it just, made me uneasy."
"I know, I just, I watched him like a bodyguard. I traveled with him since we started the Sage's Army. I watched him go through too many things, and he saved me from joining those creeps. I just, feel like I never got to repay him."
"Could you tell me about him?" asked Finn, covering his head from the rain.
"Yeah, sure. Wait, what's that on your hand?" asked Richard pointing to the hand in question.
"Ah, it's some kind of bug! Ah I feel it sucking my blood out!" shouted Finn.
"Get rid of it!" screamed Richard.
Finn shook his hand and sent it flying onto Richard's face.
Richard screamed and clawed it off and threw it into the fire.
"Let's not sleep here." suggested Finn getting up.
"Yeah. I don't want anymore of those things anywhere near us." agreed Richard stomping out the flames.
Close by Madskillz had to keep himself from laughing. He bit down on an arrow's shaft, trying to stifle the laughter.
Lukas and Mist were making progress. They found a trail near the river, and followed it downstream.
"So what encouraged you to help us?" asked Lukas trailing behind his leader.
"Kane asked me to help you guys. He raised me since I was orphaned. I do what I can to help him." stated Mist, looking over shoulder at the blue-haired boy. "Is your hair naturally that color?"
"Yeah, why? Do you not like it?" gasped Lukas trying to cover his hair.
Mist laughed and walked up to him. "Your hair is fine. I was just curious." she reassured, moving his hands away from his head.
"Oh, Uh, thanks." he blushed, rubbing the back of his head.
"Alright, the current would carry them down here, so lets keep moving." she stated turning back to the trail.
Lukas was about to respond when he heard a scream pretty familiar to him.
"Finn?" he gasped. He then heard another shout, who he could only assume was Beat or Richard.
"Those sounds came from the other bank!" explained Mist as she ran forward. She saw the bushes moving on the other side of the river. Suddenly Richard and Finn dove in different directions as an Overeryia plowed through the undergrowth, falling into the river.
"Richard? Finn?" shouted Lukas looking at his friends.
"Oh hey Lukas!" shouted Finn waving. "Hey Captain!"
"Well, we found two of them." sighed Mist. "Either if you know where Grimsley is?"
Finn and Richard looked at each other, and shook their heads.
"He's dead. He drowned taking that thing that sunk the ship down." explained Richard.
"He kept us safe from attack to the bitter end." added Finn. "Lukas, do you think you could make a bridge?"
"I can try, just give me minute." replied Lukas just barely above a whisper. He wiped a tear aside and froze a section of the river.
"You're getting the hang of it." laughed Finn running across.
"If I only was able to help, I'd of,"
"Lukas, no one could of saved him. He was protecting us from whatever that thing was." sighed Richard.
Mist, who was shocked by the loss of the little upstart, finally spoke. "He stole my title. He was a real captain, he went down with the ship to keep the crew alive." she growled. "Let's save that friend of his, as a final thing for Beat."
Everyone nodded, and had a moment of silence to honor their friend.
"Yeeaaaagggh!" screamed the boy as he felt a knife dig into his shoulder.
"Oh quit complaining. I'm saving your life!" growled Drake as he dug a fang out of the boys arm. "I must admit, I'm surprised to find you still breathing."
"Where did you take me?" roared the boy as the fang was removed.
"I didn't take you anywhere, I found you here." laughed Drake, sitting the boy up. You are lucky you have that staff still. And I found your little toy gun here also."
"So what purpose do I have to serve in order to repay you?"
"Smart boy." laughed Drake. "This is the void. Here you cam find portals to any world in existence. Any that get destroyed by Lord Drazo, somehow manage to start over at the beginning of their time. Look at this one."
"I'd rather not. How can I see these things now? When we entered we couldn't see anything!"
"Ah, that's because you only have a shard of a dimensional gem. If you had a whole one, like mine, you'd see everything."
"Thats interesting."
"Yes, and I want to tell you something. With the powers I've achieved, I could create a perfect world. One where all these worlds come together as one, without war, poverty, or crime. Where you could have met both sets of your parents and still meet all the friends you have. You only lose one thing, that little mark on your hand, Beat."
Beat sat still, trying to comprehend the offer. "What would I have to do?"
"I want you to kill Skull King's Sins. You managed to dispatch of Envy, and Gluttony was just about to arrive in Kayve. Prideful Jacob is leaving, and I want you to kill the replacement."
"But why can't you do it?"
"Because, this place is the only place I an not being watched by him. You were dragged here by the river, which is a natural gateway here. Their are many natural ways, such as the Lost Woods, in Hyrule. In a world where a majority of it's intelligent life lives on a place called Earth, a small place called the Bermuda Triangle. So many places link us to other worlds."
"So I do your dirty work, and I get a peaceful world?" asked Beat.
"Yes."
"You know, I'm not Finn. I will kill you if you betray me." growled Beat as he rose.
"I know. This is what I've wanted since I left my own world. I'd happily grant you your own happy world if I get to control my own."
"So the worlds you destroyed, are all,"
"Rebuilding themselves? Yes, slowly but surly. Oh I guess I should explain that whole how you traveled through time thing also. You see, your shard was mainly time, you traveled three years to get to Aeorobis, and then the same amount of time going back."
"So I can go back, to my own world by killing people I've been trying to kill?"
"Yes, just about the summary of my proposition."
"I'll do it."
"Oh here. I've seen people use these when their stressed." stated Drake tossing Beat a carton.
Beat took one of the rolls in it and put it to his mouth. "Am I supposed to eat this?"
"No, light the end you have away from your mouth, then take a puff. You then blow the smoke from your mouth." instructed Drake.
Beat pulled one out, and flicked his thumb to light it. He took a drag, and breathed out the smoke. "Thanks, I needed that."
"They're called cigarettes." stated Drake. "And I'd suggest hiding that Antriforce. After all someone may find you. Just wait. I will send you to that base after I hide that Antriforce for you. Oh and I almost forgot, Ganondorf died." laughed Drake.
Beat dropped the cigarette from his lips, and gasped. "Wait, you mean my friend is dead now?"
"Yeah." laughed Drake. "Isn't it great?"
Finn led the group along the river, headed toward the river source. Everyone had different thoughts now. Finn was trying to find a way to bring his friend back. Richard was reliving his days with Beat, remembering all the good times they had. Lukas tried to stay positive, thinking that would be what Beat wanted. Mist was upset, regretting the wish she had made mentally when he pointed out her little introduction mishap. Each had him in their thoughts, but one was starting to find a connection no one expected.
