*THIS IS A TRANSITION*
Link didn't realize giant flaming rocks were falling from the sky until one landed right in front of him.
And it was fucking huge.
As in, he couldn't see the top of that thing huge.
And it was three inches away from him.
"...Goddesses," Link finally managed to say under his breath. He could feel himself begin to tremble, but before he panicked, something in the back of his mind clicked. He'd just almost died... Almost. He was still breathing. He was still alive. It was like the universe was on his side.
Waves of adrenaline replaced the waves of panic, and a grin cracked on his face. He loved the feeling that everything was happing now, in the moment. No consequences, no problems ahead of him, just here and now and the wind in his hair and the rocks under his feet -
Link felt Caden pulling on his arm away from the flaming rock. "Whoa... This looks dangerous... Is this the traditional Death Mountain welcome?" Midna giggled. And suddenly, he had the Gorons to worry about, the Fused Shadows, going back into twilight, finding Ilia, making sure Colin was okay...
"Midna, you shouldn't joke around. Are you okay, Link?"
"Yeah, I'm - DUCK!"
Caden ducked just in time - a Goron was right behind him and had just punched the air where Caden's head had been. Link pulled out his sword as Caden appeared by his side.
"Listen, we don't want to fight you," Link started, but the Goron didn't even say a word before it reached forward to strike Link. Quickly, Link jammed his sword forward and struck the Goron. It didn't do much because of the Goron's rocky skin, but it did stun him, at least. He then shoved his shield forward, but was surprised that instead of coiling back from the strike, the Goron curled into a ball.
Midna quickly warped the iron boots onto Link, but the Goron didn't roll forward.
It just stayed there.
Still.
Had he killed it?
Oops...
Suddenly, the Goron began to vibrate. It shook and shook until it suddenly and violently popped back up, ready to attack again.
"Link, I know what to do!" Caden said. "When you strike him down, climb on top of him."
"Do what now?"
"When he pops back up, he'll launch you into the air and you can land on the pillars up there to get to the entrance."
"Do WHAT now?!"
Pain sliced through him as he was shoved to the ground. "Dammit..." he muttered, pulling his aching bones back up. His pain turned to anger and he slammed his shield into the Goron, and it curled into a ball.
"Hurry, climb on!"
Link glanced up at the ledge he was being launched to, and his stomach did a little flip-flop. It was so high up...
"Hurry!"
He let out a shaky breath, and with trembling fingers, he pulled himself up onto the Goron's back. It had already started shaking...
He'd be up there any second now...
Any second...
Any se-
"AAAAH!"
His stomach was gone. His legs were in the air. Nothing was beneath him. He tried to breath, but the wind was too sharp in his lungs.
