So, to my surprise, I came up with the idea to conjoin the three stories/movies into one while I was sitting outside in the freezing, cold weather after my SOSE teacher sent me out for no reason.
I'm not sure how I'm going to do this, but maybe we could avoid the important things for now?
Hope you enjoy!Disclaimer- I own no one. Either they belong to Cornelia Funke, Nintendo, or Gore Verbinski. (Author, company, director)
The strangers elaborate carriage raced through the town square, the pure black horses eyeing the road as they're rear ends were whipped more then necessary. The man that sat on the seat, holding the horses reins, was tall and skinny, and to my surprise, had a silver nose, placed where a real human nose should be.
He looked a bit like the ducks that swam in the river outside the castle grounds.
They thundered down the roads, and stopped outside the castle gates. The man with the silver nose argued with the guards at the gate, and soon one of them came running up to the castle.
Father was not here. He trusted me to rule the kingdom for a week while he went on a short voyage to another unknown land to be discovered and named by he himself.
I walked down the battle towers stair way, and ran down all the corridors, until I collided into the guard who had been sent to fetch me.
"You're Highness! I am so sorry, please forgive me. I was sent to come and get you, there are some strangers here to see you. They come from a far off land, but wont tell us where it is." He explained hurriedly.
"Thank you," I said, nodding and marching off again, towards the doors that lead to the field, where the horses were trained and the soldiers practised their swordsmanship.
Two soldiers ran down the stairs and escorted me to the draw bridge, which was down, but barred closed by the massive gates.
"Your Grace, this strange man would like to have a talk with you. He says its important." was all the guard said, before opening the gates. The two guards concluded forward, but I signalled for them to fall behind.
The silver nosed man jumped lithely down from his seat, and approached me. He wore a black suit with silver patterns running through it, and I couldn't help but notice how shiny his nose was, as if it was polished every hour of the day.
"Your Majesty," he announced, bowing lowly, and I thought I sensed a hint of mockery.
"Good evening, stranger." I answered bluntly. Already I disliked this strange man.
He laughed, and he even sounded like a duck.
"Call me Piper. I come from a far off land. And so do my companions." He smiled, and went to the door of the black carriage.
His hand leant on the golden door handle, and it swung open easily. Two legs swung out, the black boots nearly as shiny as the Pipers nose.
The man who descended from the carriage was just as well dressed as the Piper, but his face was slightly black and greasy, and he wore gloves on his hands as if to protect them.
The second man was not.
His hair was a sandy colour, and his clothes were far from elaborate.
He wore a long grey coat, with a black woollen jumper underneath. His shoes were not nearly as fine as the gloved man, but there was something about him that instantly made him far more eye-catching then the rich clothes worn by the other men.
It was as if sparks were jumping from his hair and shoulders.
He looked sad, and the way his eyes roamed over the gloved man showed me he wanted to kill him.
"Princess, this is Sootbird, our finest Fire-Dancer in all of Ombra!" Announced the Piper. The other man, the man with the sparks, glared at Sootbird and Piper, and he bared his teeth in anger.
"Your Highness," said Sootbird, taking my hand in his and placing a gentle kiss on it.
"Hello, Sootbird." I smiled kindly and looked at the other man."And who may you be?" I questioned, taking a step forward. He eyed me suspiciously, then smirked.
"My names Dustfinger," he said in a beautiful voice, unlike the quack of the Piper or the maliciousness of Sootbird.
Dustfinger? That was the most strangest name I had ever heard of in my life, and where was this Ombra place found? And why had I never heard of it?
"Im Zelda," I smiled again, putting out my hand, and he shook it twice. I couldn't help but notice how warm his hands were. The two other men looked at us with jealousy, and then the question hit me. Hard.
Why were they here?
"Princess, you must be wondering why we have arrived with such short notice," Sootbird declared, as if he had read my mind, walking between me and Dustfinger.
"Actually, there was no notice at all," I said sarcastically, and he laughed an annoyed laugh, but carried on.
"Well, we come from a far off land, somewhere across the universe and beyond, and my King has sent me, us, here, to consult a little agreement with you."
I felt my throat tighten. I was not supposed to make any agreements without my fathers knowing, and there would be no way I could send a letter to him about it, as he was somewhere out in the middle of the ocean!
"Sootbird, I will not be able to consult this agreement at this time, as my father is not here, and I am not to make any deals of the sort until he has returned. Im sorry. Maybe some other time?"
Sootbird did not look happy about this, and I heard the Piper growl slightly behind me."Oh, what a shame. When will your father be returning from wherever he is?" He asked, annoyed.
"In a weeks time." I replied, glaring at the man. I hated him already. There was an evil aura around him, and I wanted to take a step back and be out of it.
"Princess, it took us a week to get here! Please, be kind enough to accommodate us in your huge castle, I'm sure there's more then enough space for three extra people?" He said in a fake friendly tone.
"You speak too bold, Sootbird." I said quietly, and he smiled down at me evilly. "I think," I raised my voice, for all three of them to hear, including the guards beyond, "That if you were wise, you would treat me with respect, the way a Princess should be treated. Sarcasm and rudeness will only earn you a one-way ticket to the gallows. Fail to show kindness, and perhaps my guards would be happy to show you the way out?" I said, smirking slightly, staring Piper and Sootbird each in the eye.
Spoilt Princess.
Thats what they were thinking. Young, useless, dumb, spoilt little Princess! that's what they all say. They all deny my power, and soon I'll show them that I am not the seventeen-year-old girl they thought I was.
I looked over at Dustfinger, and he was staring at me, happily. Yes, he disliked these people, I could see it.
Sootbird was left silent for a long time."Well, since you have travelled so far, I suppose you can take refuge in my castle. Hyrule is more then happy to have you here, and hopefully Ombra and Hyrule will meet as one, no matter how far you state to be." I continued.
"T-thank you, Zelda," Piper spat out quickly before Sootbird could react.
"I don't think I ever gave you the privilege of calling me by that. Your Highness would be fine," no matter how much I hated it, I added.
Both eyed me as I turned, fetching two guards to take Sootbird and Piper to their rooms. I also got another guard to take the horses and carriage to the stables, and to take out their bags, as I lead Dustfinger out to show him to his room myself.
"You don't like them, don't you?" He asked me as soon as we were out of ear shot, in the castle.I smiled.
"Its not that I don't like them, they're just arrogant…" I explained. He eyed me before letting it pass, and suddenly a little brown head with horns popped out of his ruck-sack.
I screamed and jumped back, and Dustfinger stopped in his tracks, smiling and looking at all the old paintings on the wall as if nothing had happened.
"His name is Gwin, and I know he looks charming, but you know what they say about books and covers." He whispered beautifully.
By now the furry little creature had fully descended from the bag, and was sitting normally on his shoulder. His little black eyes peering around the castle. His two little black horns were more impressive then the Pipers nose.
"What is it?"
"He's a marten. You have never seen one, Im guessing, as your world is full of magical creatures and dark beasts and such? Not very many normal animals." he explained, and was correct. The marten seemed to get bored, and crawled back into the ruck-sack.
We finally stopped outside of his door, only two corridors away from mine, and much larger then the rooms I sent Sootbird and the Piper to.
"Here you go, make yourself at home. If you need anything, I'll be two corridors away, the room with the ridiculously large door. Your free to roam the castle as you wish, and to leave and explore Hyrule, but remember, the draw bridge comes up and hour before midnight." I explained, and he nodded, smiling.
"Thank you, your highness,"
"Call me Zelda," I demanded, reminding him what I said back down at the carriage. He nodded.
Just before I walked off, he called me, by Zelda. I turned on my heel, sending the rim of my dress twirling, and looked at him.
"Why didn't you want the others to call you Zelda?" he questioned, smirking again.
"I only let the people who I trust call me by that," I murmured, slightly ashamed that I had even trusted him before I knew him.
I turned again, and for the second time, my name was called, and I spun round. Again.
"How can you trust me when you don't know me? I'm a coward." He looked down, avoiding my eyes.
"You are not a coward to me," I answered before I even knew what I was saying. He smiled. "Your far more better then the other two, I can tell you that!"
"You lie," he whispered. I shook my head and walked off again.
Then, to my annoyance, he called me once more.
"Yes, Dustfinger?" I asked, laughing slightly at this routine.
"Don't agree," was all he said before he slipped through the door, leaving me there, confused.
I shook it off, went to my quarters, and just in case those last words were important, I wrote them on a piece of parchment, and kept in on my desk.
I have to admit, I'm not too impressed with this chapter, but I promise I'll throw in words that will blow your mind! Review.
P.S,
Anyone notice the line I used from the Movie Inkheart, when Dustfinger describes Gwin to Meggie? Thought I'd add a bit of familiartiy.
I'll be trying to add little clues like that throughout my story, give you a little challenge.