Chapter 1: An adventure's end.
A young boy with golden blonde hair wearing a rookie guard's uniform which consisted of a green tunic, white pants, brown boots, and an odd green floppy hat, held the hand of a young girl around the same age, who wore a long pink dress with a golden tiara and long white gloves that reached her elbows. Her long blonde hair blew in the wind as she and the young boy stared at the sky. The young girl then turned towards the young boy.
"We should get going, Link." The young girl suggested. The young boy known as Link, nodded.
"Yes, princess Zelda." Link agreed. Zelda smiled, and together, they made their way towards a train which was known as the spirit train. Link climbed into the conductor's seat, and Zelda followed after him. Link turned towards her, and sweat dropped. "Um, princess?" Zelda looked at him.
"Yes?" Zelda questioned. A look of realisation crossed Zelda's face, and she blushed in embarrassment. "Oh! Sorry, I guess I forgot for a second there that I'm no longer a ghost. Heh heh." Zelda admitted. Link smiled, and shook his head. Zelda smiled, and climbed into the passenger carriage. Link then drove the train towards the castle. Zelda looked out the window, and felt the wind blow against her face. Link watched her with a smile. He then blew the whistle as they neared castle town. Link pulled the breaks while being careful to slow to a stop. When Link stopped the train, he and Zelda jumped out of the train. The people of castle town looked towards them, and smiled.
"Hey, look! It's the princess!" One person exclaimed.
"Yeah!"
"What's she doing here?" Link and Zelda walked passed the gossiping residents of New Hyrule as Zelda waved at them. When they reached the castle gates, they saw an old man rush towards them. Zelda smiled, and she waved towards him.
"Teacher!" Zelda called out. The teacher smiled as tears poured out of his eyes.
"Princess!" The teacher called. He then engulfed Zelda in a hug. "Oh, I'm so glad that you're okay! *sniffle*" Teacher cried. Zelda sweat dropped. Teacher then looked towards Link. "Thank you, my boy. Thank you for bringing the princess back!" Link smiled at him, and nodded. Link was generally a quiet boy, so he didn't talk much. Teacher then released Zelda. "This causes for a celebration! We should celebrate for the princess's return!" Zelda laughed.
"Oh, come now teacher. We don't need to celebrate." Zelda claimed. Teacher shook his head.
"Nonsense! We must celebrate! Right, my boy?" Teacher questioned as he turned to Link. Link shrugged. Zelda sighed.
"Fine, if you insist." Zelda reluctantly agreed. Teacher smiled. He then turned around.
"I'll get the preparations for the party started!" Teacher exclaimed as he ran off. Zelda laughed as Link sweat dropped. Zelda then turned towards him.
"Are you going to stay for the party?" Zelda asked. Link shrugged.
"Maybe." Link muttered. Zelda smiled.
"You should! You could take this chance to meet and talk to new people!" Zelda exclaimed. Link smiled at her. Zelda then put her finger to her chin. "Then again, I suppose that you don't really talk too much. You know, it was kind of funny when I watched you try to communicate with others. He he!" Zelda giggled. Link blushed in embarrassment, and scratched his head. Zelda then grabbed his hand. "Come on! Let's head inside!" Link nodded, and allowed Zelda to drag him inside the castle. The guards watched with smiles as Zelda dragged Link inside the castle. Link watched as the maids carried things from place to place as they readied the party. Zelda walked towards her office, and dragged Link inside. She then let go of his hand, and collapsed onto the couch that was situated against the wall. Link stayed standing. Zelda noticed that he didn't sit, and patted the spot next to her. "Come on, you must me tired." Link nodded, and sat down next to her. Zelda looked towards Link. "So, have you decided what you want to be yet?" Link looked down.
"I…want to be both." Link told. Zelda nodded. "I'll be a hero when they need me to be, but in the meantime…I'll be an engineer." Zelda nodded again, and smiled.
"Ah, I see. That's a pretty reasonable choice. I hope we can stay friends no matter what happens!" Zelda admitted. Link nodded. Teacher then knocked on the door, and opened the door.
"Princess! The preparations are now ready!" Teacher exclaimed. Link and Zelda looked at him in shock.
"That quickly!? Wow, you really DO work miracles teacher!" Zelda exclaimed as she stood up. Link stood up as well. Zelda and Link then followed Teacher towards the party room.
"I would have liked to decorate the whole castle, but I then realised that the residents of New Hyrule have no idea that you had been captured until recently." Teacher admitted. Zelda smiled.
"I'm glad that they didn't know. It would have caused quite a panic." Zelda stated. Teacher nodded. The three of them walked into a room that was decorated with streamers, and had food. The guards and the maids all stood there, and smiled when they saw Zelda. They all surrounded Zelda.
"We're so glad that you're alright, princess!" A maid exclaimed. The others agreed. Zelda sweat dropped at them. She then looked towards Link, who was smiling at her. She blushed, and smiled back. Link then walked towards a chair, and sat down. Teacher joined him.
"Tell me, my boy. Where did you find princess Zelda?" Teacher questioned. Link thought about his answer. 'I can't tell him about how the princess was separated from her body. I need to come up with a good lie.' Link looked at Teacher.
"Tower of spirits." Link muttered. Teacher nodded.
"Of course! The one place I didn't look!" Teacher exclaimed. He then patted Link on the back. "Well done, my boy. You truly are a hero." Link smiled at him. Teacher and Link then looked towards Zelda as she was surrounded by the guards and the maids. "You know, the princess was always adored by everyone. Especially her grandmother, Queen Tetra." Teacher then turned towards Link. "The late Queen and the princess got along smashingly! The princess never got to meet her mother because of a tragic accident that occurred when she and her husband went out to sea. The Queen was absolutely devastated. The only thing that the princess's mother left behind was her. The Queen had lost a lot, but she continued to smile." Link stared at Teacher with a sorrowful look. Zelda managed to squeeze out of the group of guards and maids, and made her way towards Link.
"Are you both enjoying yourselves?" Zelda questioned. Link and Teacher nodded.
"Yes, we are indeed! We even had a nice long chat." The Teacher admitted. Zelda smiled.
"I'm glad!" Zelda then looked towards Link. "You look tired. Did you want to stay here for the night?" Zelda offered. Link smiled, and shook his head.
"I need to go home to Niko." Link stated. Zelda nodded.
"I see. Are you heading home now?" Link nodded, and stood up. Zelda fiddled with her thumbs, and looked up at Link. "Will I see you again tomorrow?" Link nodded. Zelda smiled, and hugged him, surprising him. Link blushed, and hugged her back. Teacher put his hand to his chin in thought.
"Hmm." Teacher muttered. Link and Zelda then released each other, and walked out of the room.
"I'll walk you back to your train!" Zelda offered. Link sweat dropped, and shook his head. Zelda shook her head. "Nope! No complaints! I want to." Link sighed at Zelda's stubbornness. He and Zelda then made their way towards his train. Link climbed into the conductors seat, and waved at Zelda. Zelda waved back. "Bye! I'll see you again tomorrow! At midday!" Link nodded, and pulled on the whistle. He then drove off into the night. Zelda sighed. She then made her way back to the castle. She walked inside, and headed straight for her room. Teacher saw her, and walked up to her.
"Princess! Aren't you going to stay and enjoy the party?" Teacher questioned. Zelda shook her head.
"No, I'm a bit tired. So, I was going to retire to my room for the night." Zelda admitted. "Oh, but don't stop the party for my sake. You all go and have fun!" Teacher nodded.
"Will do. I hope that you have a good night's rest!" Zelda smiled, and nodded.
"Good night, Teacher." Zelda waved as she headed off towards her room. Teacher nodded.
"Good night, princess."
Link stopped the train, and hopped off. He then walked towards his house, and walked in. Niko jumped, and turned towards him with a letter in his hand. He then gasped, and hid the letter behind his back. Link gave him a confused look as Niko smiled nervously.
"Link! My boy! I'm glad that you're safe and sound! How was it? Did you win? Oh, what am I saying, of course you won! Tell me everything that happened!" Niko rambled on. Link nodded, and began explaining to Niko of the events that transpired. Niko nodded as he listened to Link's story. "Ah, I see. So, what you're saying is that the princess had her body stolen, and that you both had to travel to the temples in each of the realms to recover the spirit tracks, correct?" Link nodded. Niko then sighed. "You really are like him." Niko muttered. Link gave him a confused look. He then looked at the letter in Niko's hand. He pointed to it. Niko looked at the letter, and sighed. "Oh, this thing? It's nothing. Just a letter from an old friend of mine from back in the old days." Link looked at Niko in surprise. Niko looked insulted. "I still have friends that are alive you know! I'm not that old!" Niko then sighed. "You look tired, you should go and rest." Link nodded, and changed out of his outfit into his sleepwear. He then climbed into his bed, and immediately fell asleep. Niko watched him sleep, and looked at the letter in his hands. "Sending me a letter, sheesh. Why don't you just come and tell me this to my face, idiot." Niko then put the letter away, and climbed into his own bed.
AN: And there you have it! The first chapter to legend of Zelda: The secret railway! I hope you enjoyed this chapter. And if you're wondering, no, Link isn't related to WW Link. You'll find out more once the story progresses. Stay tuned, see ya!