Chapter 1: The Greatest Invitation
In Hyrule and the rest of the world, everything was safe. Gufuu and Ganon were gone, thanks to the five heroes. They overpowered the forces of evil and they ended up the victor. Now two years later, after killing all the monsters that remains, the five heroes decided that they didn't want to reform into Link. They felt that they were now their own person by learning and experiencing things differently than the way their other counterparts do. So now, they venture out into the world and explore with each other as friends and family. The five heroes bonded as if they were brothers, each with their own unique personality. Green was the determined, brave, and motivational leader of the group. Red was the kind, forgiving, and trusting one of the group. Blue was the brave, fierce one that sometimes acted without thinking. Vio was the smart, clever, and usually quiet one of the group who came up with strategies. Lastly was Shadow, who was once misguided in the ways of darkness, but was brought to the light with his fellow heroes and helped destroy the Dark Mirror. They travelled along in peace with each other, until one day they came across a very sad, depressed looking kid, who appeared to have been crying.
"Hey, look! That kid might need help!" Vio shouted as he saw the crying kid. The heroes ran over to the kid and asked what happened. The kid stood up, dusted off his clothes and began to speak.
"It's n-nothing. My p-parents-s ar-re mad at m-me and said th-that I could-couldn't say at h-home anymo-more…" He said, trying to hide his tears.
"Come on, don't cry. It's alright. Do you mind telling us why they are mad?" Green asked, sympathetically.
"N-No, I'd rather not t-talk about i-it." The kid said, the breathing starting to return to normal.
"If you don't mind me asking, how old are you?" Blue asked, trying his best to be kind.
"I'm fourteen, turning fifteen in a couple of months." The boy said.
"Really? We're fourteen, too!" Red said, trying to make the boy feel better. The boy smiled at that comment, but looked down again, about to start crying again.
"It's not just my parents. My best friend said he hated me and never wanted to speak to me again, all because I told him something that he should know about…" The boy started to silently drip tears again.
"There, there." Vio said, rubbing the boy's back gently. " It's going to be alright." "Wait! I know! I need to ask the group first! Be right back!" Vio said excitedly and rushed towards the group.
"Hey guys! What is we ask him to travel with us? I'm sure he'd really enjoy the experience and get to meet new friends." Vio offered. The others thought about it, and smiles appeared on all of their faces.
"I'm all for it!" They all said, and Vio got a huge smile. He pretty much ran back to the kid.
"Hey, Kid. What's your name?" Vio asked.
"Josh. My name's Josh." The boy responded.
"Nice to meet you, Josh. I'm Vio. My friends here are Green, Red, Blue, and"- pointing to his shadow-"Shadow."
"It's nice to meet all of you." Josh said, with a legitimate smile.
"Hey, Josh. Vio asked us for you to travel with us across Hyrule. We're all for the idea, and we would like it if you joined us. Do you want to?" Green asked, saying it with as much confidence as he had.
"Really? You mean it?" Josh asked, very excited.
"Yes! Of course!" They all shouted.
"Then yes! Of course I'll come!" Josh said, obviously very happy. Suddenly, his face saddened.
"I need to get something from my house first. It's the only thing I need. Be right back!" Josh ran to his home not too far only to be greeted by his terrible parents. He told them that he only wanted to get is sweater, and they let him in. He ran to his room, got his sweater, but grabbed his notebook. He hid the notebook under his shirt and ran out the door with his sweater. He made it back to the five heroes and pulled out his notebook with the pencil inside from his last entry.
"I needed to get my sweater, but I mostly cared about my notebook. That's the thing that I care about the most." Josh said, smiling.
"Well, if you're all set. Let's start our adventure." Green said.
"Yeah!" Everyone said. Vio walked over and put his arm around Josh's shoulders.
"You're going to have a lot of fun with us!" Vio said, smiling very wide.
And with that, they all set off on their adventure. The five heroes are excited about their new group member, and Josh was excited about his new friends. A thought kept pestering him, though. He wondered that if he told the group what he told his best friend and parents, would they still like him?