Yin: Hello all! Welcome to Neo Legend! This story has been on my mind for a while, so I hope you also enjoy all the twists and turns!
Yang: The concept of this story is pretty original, and we're both huge Zelink fans. This will be a good read.
CHAPTER 1
Link Hero shot up in a panic. His grey-blue eyes darted around the room, looking for what wasn't there. He let out his heald breath. Link ran his hand through his dark blonde locks to calm himself from the nightmare before rolling out of bed.
After slipping on a pair of jeans and a creme t-shirt, he meandered downstairs.
At the kitchen counter, Aryll sat with her legs swinging while munching on a bowl of cereal. "Hiya, Link!"
"G'morning." He gave her a grin as he passed, patting the top of the blonde head the exact same shade as his, pulled into two ponytails.
"Heading out Link?" His Grandmother asked from her position in front of the stove. Link nodded, and stepped out, the cries of "see ya later!" and "stay safe!" following him.
Stepping out the door, Link walked to the bus stop a few blocks down the street. Once it arrived, glowing with the blue light only Sheikah technology could admit, he got on and sat down. The bus rumbled down the stone street powered by the rails it laid on. It passed travelers, both pedestrians or horse riders.
Link stepped of the bus at Skyloft Center. It was filled with small, shops selling all sorts of things from potions to small tech. He walked past, only glancing at the merchandise.
Stepping inside the Lumpy Pumpkin, he meandered to the back left corner of the shop. There were already 4 drinks and pastries sitting on the table, guarded by a girl with wheat blonde hair. She was listening intently to the radio about the rise of the Yiga Clan.
"Hey Zelda," Link greeted as he slid into one of the seats next to her at the rounded table.
"Link!" she gave him a side hug. "How are you?"
"Great," he replied. "Where's Sheik?"
Sheik Nohansen was Zelda's twin brother, they looked exactly alike, just with Sheik being a few inches taller.
"Right here," the man in question announced. He and Link instantly did their long, complex handshake while Zelda laughed.
"Now all we're missing is Asha," Zelda commented. "I wonder where she is?"
"Give her a break, she just got back from school yesterday," Sheik drawled.
While Link, Zelda, and Sheik all attended The Academy for Knights and Mages, usually just called The Academy in Skyloft, Asha went to the small, prestigious Sheikah Institute of Technology. She had been tinkering with sheikah tech since she was old enough to hold the tools, and SIT was practically begging her to attend with their offer of a full ride.
"But Farore forbid someone wake her up," Link shuddered.
"Oh, come on, I'm not that bad," the girl in complained. Her amber red eyes were hidden behind her glasses, white hair flowing down her back.
"Yes you are," the three Hylians responded, before the entire party cracked up.
Asha slid into her seat with a sigh, the messenger bag slipping off her shoulder. "And I was going to give you all gifts too… I guess you don't want some new trinkets I was able to come up with. They're already patented, so…"
"Oh no, we still want those, snowflake," Sheik insisted.
She rolled her eyes as Zelda pleaded, "can we please?"
"Fine. We'll do that after," Asha finally conceded.
Time flew by for the group as they caught up about their respective classes over coffee, tea, and treats. The mirth grew as each story from their time apart was told, and the cackling grew so loud that the group was asked to quiet down.
As they finished up, Asha reached into her discarded bag. She pulled out a small object that resembled a beetle, with six legs and wings. It was a bigger than the animal normally was, and it was covered in complex runes and had glowing eyes.
"Give me your Sheikah Slate, Sheik," Asha demanded. He did as asked without complaint, and the rest of the group watched as Asha added a new rune.
"I made you a small drone. It was a test for something bigger, so they weren't mad at me for giving it to you. You can control it with your Slate, and the feed from the eyes will be transmitted to you. It's solar powered, so don't worry about charge unless you plan on being in dark places for large amounts of time," she explained, anding the Slate back to Sheik.
His eyes were wide, taking the Slate back, only to set it down and gingerly pick up the drone.
"This is…" Sheik trailed off, not able to put is awe into words. Setting the tech down softly, he gave Asha a hug, burying his head in her hair, muttering "thank you." Her cheeks were dusted a light pink as he pulled away.
Asha quickly revealed a medium sized box and handed it to Zelda. Opening it, she questioningly stared at the rows of small cubes inside.
"Those are recording devices. They record you, your voice and looks at the time, and when touched by the person it's keyed to, the message plays," Asha replied to the silent question.
Zelda beamed. "Thanks Asha, I'll put this to great use. Maybe I can record myself playing the harp or ocarina!"
"Where's my gift?" Link questioned when Asha didn;t reach into her bag yet again.
"It's outside. It was too big to bring in. I know you don't have a horse, so-"
Before Asha could finish, Link and Sheik had bolted outside. Asha and Zelda quickly followed after putting down the correct amount of rupees for their meal.
There was a large object covered by a sheet of canvas. Asha stepped up to it and pulled the material off with a flourish.
Underneath was something the Hylians had never seen before. It glowed slightly from the runes, but it looked like the ancient bridle and saddle for horses, smaller and compact. But the entire thing was on wheels.
"This is the Master Cycle Zero. Powered by the sun, it can take you places without the need to take care of a horse."
The group was silent until, "Well you clearly have a favorite."
"No i don't Sheik. I just tailored the tech to your needs."
"Well, looks like you put in a lot more effort for this."
"I actually didn't. It was found in some ruins, I just revamped it once SIT was done looking at it. I built the other tech myself."
"It doesn't matter," Zelda interrupted. "We should be thankful she could bring us anything at all. And we're making a scene."
The small party looked up to see the small crowd that had gathered. All glanced appreciatively at the tech they were waving around.
"Show's over!" Link declared, and most of the passersby went back to what they were doing.
"Race you to the Hylian Statue!" Sheik said before leaping onto his black horse and galloping away.
"No fair!" Zelda complained, but she had already climbed onto her white horse to give chase.
Asha scrambled onto her chestnut mare while Link slid gracefully onto the cycle.
As Asha raced off, Link gave a small smirk.
"Let's see what this can do."