The Twilight Princess

Nine

A tall, dark shadowy figure lingered in the doorway, moonlight covering it. It crept closer and closer, into the light, and Zoey could make out a familiar face. One full of pure evil. She looked right down at Zoey and Z, who were frozen in fright on the stone steps. "Well, well, you trying to escape my fortress, little dewdrop?" The Twilight Princess boomed, peering down Zoey's cold neck. "I thought you knew better than that." She hovered over her for a few seconds, breathing heavily, before she finally backed off.

This time the princess was wearing a satin silver gown, embodied with shimmery silver stones, a crescent moon emblem placed perfectly in the middle. She looked at Zoey cold dead in the eye. Zoey turned around, looking for support from Z, or if she had a plan. But she was gone.

Had Zoey just imagined her this whole time? Suddenly, a loud crash from above filled the air. Sirens started to sound. "It's getting away!" Called a gruff voice. "After it!" She heard the sound of a stampede, and shields clashing. The Twilight Princess turned her attention up to the commotion. "I'll be right back," she huffed.

Zoey quickly darted behind a nearby pillar. She was breathing heavily, heart racing. She had to think quickly. Her eyes searched her surroundings. Her attention set place on a nearby window. No. She couldn't. There was no way. It was locked. But she had to try to break it.

"No you pest! The other one!" She heard a voice from upstairs. It belonged to an enraged dark princess. The full moon started to rise from the shutters, breaking the twilight. Zoey knew this was her chance to escape. She pushed herself up, and slipped off one of her boots. She slung it right in the center of the glass, cracking it just enough so it shattered. She slipped over the ledge, and fell out the other end.

Zoey felt pain bursting. She looked at her knees, which were scraped from the pieces of glass. She silently screeched in pain. She sat up in a fetal position on the grass, which was still wet from the storm. She laid her head down upon her bleeding knees, which caused blood to smudge all over her face.

It was completely quiet for a moment, the only sound being from an owl. Zoey looked up at the moonlight, then glanced down at her bare feet. She forgot about her first boot, accidently leaving it on the dungeon floor after breaking open the window. The other must have slipped off while she was climbing over the edge, and was nowhere in sight. Zoey sat there for a few minutes.

If only Aria has been there, she would have known what to do. She is constantly coming up with clever plans. Ringing filtered Zoey's beating ears. Suddenly, a faint growling sound emerged from the nearby woods. Zoey started. She slowly got to her feet. The growling kept getting louder and louder. Zoey crept towards the woods slowly.

All of a sudden there was more growling, except louder and behind Zoey. Her bones tensed up as she slowly started to turn around. As assumed, there was a large gray wolf from behind, snarling. It was the biggest Zoey had ever seen. Its yellow eyes glowed in the darkness.

The wolf slowly started to trot up to her. Other wolves emerged from the woods, surrounding her. It was a whole pack of them. Angry, growling, snarling. To make matters worse, the Twilight Princess suddenly appeared in front of a startled Zoey. "Oh it's alright, sweetie, don't be scared," the princess said sarcastically with a cackle. Zoey ran and ran towards the woods in a rush, heart racing.

The Twilight Princess frowned. She pointed her finger towards Zoey. "After her!" She called out to the angry pack of wolves. They howled, then chased after the girl. Zoey, with no sense of direction, pushed her way past a bunch of tree branches, scraping herself in the process.

She came across a pond, and attempted to leap over it. But she lost her balance and fell right in, face first. Zoey tried to get up and dry herself. The howls of wolves filled the atmosphere. She knew she didn't have time to dry off. They were coming. She would much rather be wet than be eaten.

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Meanwhile, the Twilight Princess charged back inside her palace. "Those wolves better not let me down, or else they won't be getting food anymore," she muttered furiously to herself. She went back upstairs. "The moon is full," she proclaimed to the Zeru standing by in the throne room. "The prophecy shall be....FORFILLED!" She raised up her arm and clenched her fist with power. The Zeru kneeled before their leader. "Yes, my princess," one said. The princess smirked. "That foolish girl is no match for what's to come. Just wait and see."