InuYasha Fan Fiction ❯ The Green-clothed Warrior ❯ InuYasha vs. The Forest Giants ( Chapter 6 )

The Green-clothed Warrior

An InuYasha/Legend of Zelda Crossover Fanfiction

By: Patriot1776

Chapter Five: InuYasha vs. the Forest Giants

"So you grew up in Kokiri Forest huh?" Kagome asked.

They had stopped for a moment during their trek to Kokiri Forest so Sango could briefly head off into the brushes and change clothes. To pass the time, they had been talking some more about each other's past.

"That's right, and ever since I left the Temple of Time I've been itching to see what my friends look like after all these years." Link replied.

"Well, I hate to break it to you like this, but they're all still kids." said InuYasha haphazardly. He was sitting on the ground in his dog-like stance, bored. Link fell off of Epona at that. He got back up and ran over to InuYasha, and looked him in the face with a stern look.

"What did you just say?" He then asked.

"Are you deaf? I just said that they were still kids. Hey wait! If you grew up there, and they're still kids…why..." InuYasha's voice trailed off as his face broke into a look of utter surprise. Shippo started to giggle some, thinking a fight was about to break out between InuYasha and their new friend. Before either Link or InuYasha could say anything, Sango emerged from the brushes nearby, wearing her black-leather battle-suit. Miroku was behind her, his cheek red from a large handprint. Sango had slapped him particularly hard for trying to peep in on her as she changed.

"I'm ready, now let's get going." she then said, then noticed what was going on between InuYasha and Link. "InuYasha, did you get on his bad side or something?"

"I don't know. Feh, the heck with it. Come on." InuYasha said as he then got up. Link climbed back on Epona and decided to put this new revelation out of his mind for the moment, and they continued toward the tunnel. Something new, however, popped into Link's head, and he stopped and then asked them all a serious question.

"Did any of you see among the Kokiri a girl with green hair? Her name is Saria."

"No, we didn't. They did mention her by name, though." replied Miroku.

"Oh, no. Hold on a second, then." Link then got out the Ocarina of Time and played a new tune on it the rest of them had never heard before. After Link played the tune, he muttered, "Saria, can you hear me? It's Link!"

`Link! I knew I would hear from you again! Where have you been all these years?' Link heard a girl's voice inside his head say.

`Saria, its a long story that I don't have time for. Where are you? I've been worried about you.'

`Help me, Link! I'm in the Forest Temple! The forest spirits started calling for help, and I went to check it out, but it's full of evil monsters!'

`I'll be right there! Just hang on!' Link then put the Ocarina away, and said a prayer to Nayru, Hyrule's goddess of wisdom, to protect Saria until him and the others could reach her.

"What was that about?" InuYasha then asked him.

"Saria's in trouble. She was the one who befriended me the most when I lived in Kokiri Forest. We've got to help her, and she's in the Forest Temple." Link said in a determined voice. He then urged Epona on and started for the log-tunnel.

"Hey, wait up!" InuYasha shouted. Link dismounted from Epona and dashed into the tunnel, the others following behind him. They went through the log-tunnel and were back in Kokiri Forest. "Heads up Link! This place is crawling with monsters!" InuYasha reminded him as he drew Tetsusaiga. Sango had her boomerang ready as a plant monster reared up and lashed at her. The monster was easily cleaved in two by the boomerang as InuYasha diced up a leaf-monster.

`Deku Babas and Scrubs, not much of a problem. These Babas are unusually large, however. That's strange.' Link thought as he hacked down a Baba, one of the plant monsters. Kagome meanwhile, had started taking aim and shooting Scrubs, the leaf-monsters. Miroku was using his staff to devastating effect on the Deku Babas. His prayer beads remained on his hand however, as his Wind Tunnel was not necessary for these weak monsters. Shippo was simply staying out of the way and avoiding the monsters, as his illusion magic was useless against them.

After several minutes of hacking, slashing, shooting, and bashing, the village was clear. Corpses of the monsters littered the ground everywhere. Link then went into a hut while the others waited.

"Who are you, mister?" one of the Kokiri inside asked. InuYasha then entered.

"He's with us." he then said.

"Where is the Forest Temple?" Link then asked.

"It's on the other side of the Lost Woods, in the Sacred Meadow. You all aren't thinking of going there are you?"

"Somebody's got to go there. This Saria of yours needs help. More help than any of you could provide." InuYasha then said.

"I wouldn't go in there if I were you. You may not come back out."

"Feh. Come on, Link. Let's get this over with." InuYasha then said as he and Link left the hut and rejoined the others. "You know where this Sacred Meadow is?" InuYasha then asked Link.

"Yes, I do. Saria spent most of her time there, and showed it to me a few times. Follow me." Link then climbed up to the same ledge that InuYasha and the others had wound up on when they had first entered Hyrule. After Link entered the log-tunnel, the others hesitated for moment, unsure of whether they would be allowed in. "Are you guys coming? Or would you rather I do this myself?" they heard Link's voice from the log. InuYasha and the others clenched their teeth...and stepped through the log without problems! On the other side, they saw three more tunnels.

"Dammit! We have find our way through a damn maze." InuYasha said in a frustrated voice.

"Calm down, I know the way. Like I said before, just follow me." Link reassured him.

"You better know what you're doing. It was getting lost in another damn forest that got US here in the first place."

Link led them a ways, but then they came upon another Kokiri boy who was blocking the path in front of them. Link recognized him as Mido, the leader of the Kokiri village.

"Outta the way! We need through!" InuYasha said to him.

"Halt, I cannot allow you to go any further. I promised Saria I wouldn't let anybody go beyond here. As for you," he replied, gesturing towards Link, "you may wear Kokirish clothing, but you can't fool me."

"This is a matter of life and death! You let us through now!" InuYasha protested. Link then raised a hand.

"Calm down, InuYasha, I got our credentials right here." he said. He then got out the Ocarina again and played the same tune he had played earlier. The Kokiri's face turned to shock as he heard the tune.

"That song! Saria plays that song all the time! You know Saria? She taught that song only to her closest friends!" he said, bewildered. He thought for a minute, then spoke. "OK, I trust you. Are these other people with you?"

"Yes, they are." Link said.

"OK, then they can go ahead too. Somehow, I don't know why, but when I see you, I remember...him." the boy then stepped out of the way. They then continued.

"Who was that little brat?" InuYasha asked Link.

"Mido, leader of the Kokiri. He befriended Saria too." he replied. Soon they came across the Sacred Forest Meadow. They all could see the entrance to a maze. Link stopped. They all heard the sounds of heavy footsteps. Link drew the Master Sword and his shield.

"Something's not right. What's making those footsteps? InuYasha, what's your senses telling you?" he then asked.

"Why not just go on in?" InuYasha asked.

"Because I want you to use your good hearing to tell me what we're up against." Link retorted.

"Feh. OK, I'll do it." InuYasha then reluctantly closed his eyes, and listened hard for a moment. "Whatever they are, there's 7 of them, all of `em at least 8 to 9 feet tall. It's a safe bet they're patrolling the maze up ahead, if that's what this leads into. They`re about to be dead anyway." he finally said, drawing Tetsusaiga and starting for the maze entrance as he said it.

"Wait, we don't know how strong or powerful `they` are." Link cautioned.

"Don't InuYasha!" Kagome cried.

"Too late, I'm going in." InuYasha entered the maze and immediately heard a roar to his left. He looked just in time to see a large, dark skinned, 9 foot tall humanoid creature charge at him with a spear! InuYasha`s lightning quick reflexes kicked in and he used his arm to knock the spear away as he brought Tetsusaiga down on the creature's head. The massive sword easily cleaved through the creature, and moments later, two halves of what were once the creature's body lay on the ground. Link, meanwhile, had followed him into the maze and joined him. Link led the way to the next hallway. InuYasha was about to circle the corner into it when Link grabbed his shoulder.

"What now?" InuYasha hissed at him.

"Why not get them from behind?" Link whispered as InuYasha got ready to do as he had done before.

"That's a coward's way of doing things, and I'm not a coward." was InuYasha's reply. Link was about to whisper something else when InuYasha turned the corner and went down the hallway. Another giant humanoid was waiting for him. This time unfortunately, InuYasha mistimed his block of the creature's spear and got caught in the chest by it! He grunted in pain and was pushed backwards by the creature into a pool at the end of the hall. However, being half-demon as well as because of his fire-rat yukata, he shrugged off the blow, jumped back out and struck back. The large giant fell to the ground, its head and part of one of its shoulders separating from the rest of the body. InuYasha dispensed with a few more of the same creatures before they reached the end of the maze. Link went back to get the others.

"InuYasha, you're wounded!" Kagome gasped as they approached him. She had noticed the spot on his chest where he had been pierced by that one creature's spear.

"It's alright. It's just a scratch." he said.

"What is that?" Sango then asked, looking down the hallway they were now standing in front of that was at the end of the maze. Everybody looked down it and saw a taller version of the same creatures that InuYasha had just killed. This time, however, the creature was standing about 15 feet tall, and was brandishing a giant club. Shippo gulped and hid behind InuYasha.

"Hmph. It's the leader. Now things get fun." InuYasha then said. He readied Tetsusaiga and charged at the monster. It raised its club and started to bring it down, but InuYasha blocked it with the Tetsusaiga. However, the monster was extremely strong, and started to push InuYasha toward the ground! A battle of strength ensued as InuYasha tried to keep the monster from crushing him with his own sword. He grunted and groaned as the monster pushed down harder with his club. Kagome and the others watched in fear, Link with concern. Link was about to charge in and help, when InuYasha suddenly started to turn the tide.

"Aaaahhhh!!" InuYasha screamed as he finally pushed the monster's club away from him with the Tetsusaiga. He jumped back away from the monster, then jumped straight at it. He slashed at its chest and it dropped to the ground with a thunderous crash in two pieces. "That'll teach ya. NOBODY tries to pin me down with my own sword! NOBODY!!" InuYasha yelled. The others ran up to him. Link was intrigued by what he had just seen.

"I knew you were strong, but I didn't think you were THAT strong." he said to InuYasha.

"That thing pissed me off when it tried to pin me. I don't like being pinned." InuYasha replied. "Now where are we?" They looked around. They saw ahead a clearing with a hexagonal stone platform on the ground. Inscribed on it was a large painting of the familiar crest on Link's shield, the three golden triangles of the Triforce. Beyond it was the entrance to a large, pedimented temple, overgrown with weeds. The doorway was unfortunately off the ground, the remnants of a stairwell in front of it. A tree stood beside the destroyed stairwell, with a limb hanging over a platform leading into the temple. Link strolled around casually, taking in everything.

"This place sure brings back memories." he said.

"Why do you say that?" Miroku asked.

"It was here that Saria taught me that song I played to Mido back there. This is where she always hung out." he replied. He walked up to the destroyed stairwell. "Of course! Why didn't I remember this? No wonder I had to get the Hookshot. There's no stairs leading up to the entrance." Just then a figure dropped in from above. The figure was wearing a skin-tight, light blue combat suit. Wrappings covered the majority of their face. Link, surprised, ran over to the figure. Everybody else looked at the new stranger suspiciously, InuYasha keeping a hand near Tetsusaiga.

"Who is that?" InuYasha asked suspiciously.