Author's Note: This is my first story so please no flames. Nyxia, Thalia and the plot are my own as are most of the places. I don't own Link or the Fourtrees.
Link groaned and opened his eyes. Where was he? He saw treetops above his head, so he guessed he was in a forest. Nearby he heard someone else moan. He turned and saw a young girl, maybe a year younger than him, with waist length brown hair and green eyes. She was wearing a sandy brown dress with decorated hems, Greek style sandles, and a bracelet resembling two green vines twisted together on her wrist. She had a braid near her left cheek that had flowers woven into it and a flower headband behind her bangs. Next to her a teenage girl with shoulder length black hair and dark blue eyes sat up and rubbed her forehead. She was wearing a long, black shirt, dark blue jeans, black ankle boots, and a black leather belt with a dagger strapped to it. The younger girl sat up as well and looked around. "Where are we?", she said. Link sat up and his forehead throbbed. He winced and rubbed his forehead. He tried to remember what had happened. Last he remembered...
Link ran after the monster. The monster fled into a dark forest and he hesitated. He had the feeling he shouldn't go in there. Besides, it didn't really matter. All he was doing was going to Thalia and Nyxia's house. But he shook his head. The monster had attacked him. He dashed after the monster.
Link slashed the monster and sat on the ground to rest. He had pursed the monster for 10 minutes at top speed and he was thoroughly exhausted. He sat for 10 minutes, regaining his breath. Then he got up and began trying to find his way back. He followed the slash marks he had made on trees to prevent himself from getting lost. After a few minutes, he found he was in a clearing. Four large oak trees surrounded the clearing and in the far side there was a large rock with a level top rose. Moonlight was flooding into the clearing. He stood there, wondering how he got here. He didn't remember running through here. Suddenly, he thought he saw a flicker of movement. He turned and saw what looked like a black cat with purple eyes walk into the clearing. The cat took four steps into the clearing and faded, but not before looking straight at him. He stood there, completely confused. Then he shook himself and looked for a mark he had made on a tree. He found one and walked out of the clearing. But before he got far away, he looked back. The clearing rippled and faded. He looked forward and kept going, but he wondered what just happened.
Link finally made it out of the dark forest and began walking to Thalia and Nyxia's house. He was still perplexed by what happened in the forest. He walked toward Thalia and Nyxia's treehouse, lost in thought. Suddenly, he tripped and fell over. He rolled over and looked for what he had tripped on. Halfway buried in the ground was a silvery, roughly shaped gem. He pulled it out and stood up. It fit in the palm of his hand and it gave off a dim, silvery glow. He closed his hand around it and continued to the treehouse.
When he arrived at the treehouse, Thalia was waiting. Her green eyes searched him as he entered. "Link where were you? You said you'd be here two hours ago."
"I'm sorry Thalia. I kept getting attacked by a very determined monster. I finally got rid of him though." Link knew Thalia wasn't angry, she was just worried.
She sighed and looked relieved. "Oh OK. I was just worried."
He gave her a quick hug. "I know." They went inside and Thalia went to cook dinner. Nyxia was sitting in the main room on a cushioned chair. She watched him come in then said, "You're late."
Link smiled slightly. "Hello Nyxia." They both held their gaze, each trying not to smile. They couldn't keep straight faces for long, though, and they both laughed. "It's good to see you both", Link said as they laughed. They talked for awhile until dinner was ready. Then they went back to the main room and talked. During the conversation, Link brought out the jewel he had found. "Have you ever seen a gem like this?", he asked Thalia and Nyxia.
They both shook their heads. "Where did you find it?", Thalia asked.
"I was walking to your house and I tripped on it. It was like it just appeared in front of me."
"That's odd", Nyxia said. "I've never seen a gem like this before."
"Also I saw strange things when I was chasing the monster." He told them everything that had happened in the forest. "That is really strange", Nyxia said. "And you said the clearing just vanished when you looked back?" He nodded. Nyxia leaned back in her chair and sat quietly, thinking. They sat in silence for a moment until Thalia told Link about some baby rabbits she had found in the forest behind their tree. While she was, Link suddenly felt the gem get knocked out of his hand. It landed on the floor in the middle of the room. "What?" Nyxia jumped when the stone hit the floor. "Link, what did you throw the gem on the floor for?"
"I didn't do it", he protested. "Something knocked it out of my hand." Something hit the window and caused them to jump. The window blew open and moonlight flooded into the room. The stone grew brighter and brighter. "What's going on?", Thalia asked. The wind blew into the room and swirled around them. The stone had grown so bright they were blinded. Link shielded his face and tried to find Thalia and Nyxia. The wind was swirling very fast and the stone was still glowing. Suddenly the room flashed white and Link thought he heard a quiet chuckle, so quiet that he thought he hadn't heard it. Then everything went black.
A girl's voice broke into his thoughts. "Link? Link are you awake?" He sat up and the pain in his forehead had lessened.
"Yeah I'm awake." He saw that Thalia, the younger girl, was standing over him. She held out her hand and he took it. She pulled him up and a wave of nausea and pain hit him, causing him to almost fall over. Pain had flared on his ribs on his right side and his head was spinning. He wavered and Thalia steadied him. "Link what's wrong?", she asked.
"My ribs... And my head..." Link could barely stay standing. He collapsed onto the ground and slipped into unconsciousness.
Well I hope you enjoyed. Bye for now. :D
