Blogger Blitz Semifinals: Raccoon City

If any of you follow along with the non-recipe posts you’ll know that I won Round One of the incredible Blogger Blitz Challenge, hosted by Ian at Adventure Rules.  I honestly didn’t expect to win, especially since Luna of Gamer’s United put up such a good fight.  But by some serious luck I got to move on to the semifinals!  If you want to know more about the basics behind the Blogger Blitz a link to the rules can be found here.  However, for this second challenge a new scenario and a new rule were introduced.  The new rule: I get 800 words (instead of 500) to describe why Link would be able to survive a dastardly plan by LeChuck of The Secret of Monkey Island and take down Albert Wesker in Resident Evil territory.  Since I’ve never played Resident Evil I relied heavily on recaps and synopsis to understand what Link was up against, so bear with me if it may be a tad inaccurate!  The official prompt is as follows:

“In this event, the two competitors must switch roles for a day – Link must lead the charge against biologically-enhanced zombie warriors (can you tell I’ve totally played Resident Evil before?!) and their leader Wesker, while Claire has to save Hyrule from the mighty sorcerer Ganondorf and his evil hordes. However, before they can do their new jobs, LeChuck interferes, dragging them to the waters of Mêlée Island (which, as we all know, conveniently borders both Hyrule and the United States). Attaching each competitor to a heavy ship anchor, he sends them plummeting into the deep before heading off to capture Elaine Marley. Our competitors must explain how they escape LeChuck’s deadly trap without drowning, make their way back, and defeat a villain they have never faced with abilities foreign to their own world.”

If you are dying to see what my competitor, Luke, at Hundstrasse has written (like I am) then check out his blog here.  And now, let’s see what Link’s got up his sleeve for this challenge!  And don’t forget, the results will go live Friday at 9am EST on Adventure Rules.

Judges and curious onlookers – the word count starts now:

Another day, another kingdom to save.  It seems the work is never done for the Hero of Hyrule.  But this time, it’s not his kingdom that needs saving.  A request came for help from the distant land of Raccoon City, and Link, a born hero through all ages, answers the call.  As he leaves the safety of Hyrule he is ambushed by the dread pirate, LeChuck, who captures Link using a sleeping draft.  LeChuck ties Link to an anchor and drops him into the depths of the ocean…

Link!  Link, wake up! Hurry!

Link awakens, gasps, and struggles wildly.  Luckily, he always wears his Zora Tunic, which allows him to breathe underwater, when he sails.  With no fear of drowning, Link struggles with his bonds, eventually freeing one arm.  He draws the Master Sword and slices through the rope, freeing himself from the anchor.  Using his Silver Scale, Link swims to the surface to find the King of Red Lions, his companion across all oceans.  He hops into this boat and ties up his Swift Sail, knowing that time is running out.

As Link reaches the shore he realizes he is still far from Raccoon City.  He could call his loyal steed, Epona, but knows that time is pressing.  Instead he calls his Crimson Loftwing and soars through the skies to reach this new realm.  He sets down just outside the town, cautious and wary.  He isn’t sure what monsters Raccoon City may be facing but his Stealth Crouch and Sheikah Stealth Armor help him avoid detection.  The closer he gets to the city, the fewer resources he notices.  Luckily, scavenging for food, materials, and weapons and careful use of those goods is a skill he has recently acquired.  Maintaining a supply of health-restoring food and weapons shouldn’t be a problem with his Sheikah Slate Sensor capabilities.  And Link isn’t afraid to break literally every pot and cut every blade of grass to find what he needs.

As he enters the city he encounters his first monster – a hideous, humanoid thing that looks undead.  Or maybe ReDead?  Link sighs with relief when he realizes he’s encountered monsters similar to this before.  He manages to sneak past the first few zombies before coming to a large mansion.  He checks his map and notices a glowing sphere underneath the mansion.  It must be the location of Wesker, the man behind these evils deeds.  He cautiously slips through the front doors and stumbles upon a monster just inside the door.  He whips out his Ocarina, quickly plays the Sun Song and a beam of light appears, blinding the zombie, allowing Link the time to kill him with the Master Sword before moving on.

As Link steps into the next room he notices hidden switches and some kind of puzzle to be worked out.  He smiles.  As Hero of Hyrule, he has worked his way through hundreds of puzzles.  It seems like the people of Hyrule insist their temples be so complex no one could actually use them.  He quickly works out the first puzzle and moves on.  As he works his way through the following rooms and puzzles he notices that the mansions is becoming quieter.  As he leaves the last room and zombie runs down the corridor toward him.  Working quickly, Link uses his Ice Rod to freeze his opponent.  He then uses a well-placed bomb to kill the monster.  The sound, however, draws more zombies to him.  His Triforce of Courage never fails him and he swiftly fires a Bomb Arrow, blasting them all as he makes his escape to the stairs at the end of the hall.

Link rushes down toward the glowing dot from his map to find a giant mutant and Wesker.  Wesker congratulates Link on making it this far and explains his terrible plan for world domination.  Link rolls his eyes – he’s heard this before and this guy had nothing on Ganondorf.  As Wesker finishes his tirade he unleashes the monster, a Tyrant.  Link quickly downs a Tough Meat and Rice Bowl, boosting his ability to handle damage and his health, and uses a combination of the Mirror Shield to blind the monster and Master Sword Beams to defeat it.  In the monster’s last, terrible rage he attacks Wesker, who appears dead beside the remains of the beast.  But Link knows that after Ganondorf comes Ganon and waits for the second monster to appear.  Wesker revives, having injected himself with a powerful virus, and attacks.  Link brings out the Light Arrows, knowing of their power to stop evil (and blind his foes), and uses them and powerful attacks with his Master Sword to defeat Wesker.  As Link leaves the building the sun bursts above the horizon and he smiles, knowing he restored peace to Raccoon City.