Trapped in Middle Earth
by: PrinceLinkPrincessZelda
Author's Note: Best title I could think of. The most romance this will have is probably Zelink but I might have Arwen/Aragorn and Eowyn/Faramir. Anyways, enjoy!
Disclaimer: Nintendo created Zelda. J.R.R. Tolkein created Lord of the Rings.
Chapter 1- Ganondorf's New Weapon
"I think he went this way," Link whispered.
"Link, it's hard to run in this sand," Zelda complained. She usually wasn't one to complain, but she was feeling very irritated right now. Ganondorf had been spotted heading toward to Gerudo Desert, and Link and Princess Zelda were following his trail.
Link stopped and looked over his shoulder. Zelda was too far behind him for him to continue on. With a smirk, he turned back and walked over to her. "What's the matter?" he asked kindly.
"I'm, sorry, Link," Zelda panted. "I just can't keep up with you. These boots are horrible for running through sand. You would go faster is you would just leave me behind." She hung her head low and looked at her sand-covered boots.
Link's face became strict. "I'm not leaving you behind, princess. The moldorms will get you. If you can't walk, I'll just carry you." Before Princess Zelda could object, Link heaved her into his arms. She was surprisingly light for a grown woman.
"Link," Zelda began, about to protest.
Link smiled at her. "Don't worry, I won't drop you," he promised her considerately. Then he took off running through the sand. It wasn't much of a comfortable ride for Zelda. She felt like she launched from a sky cannon. Her hero was moving incredibly fast and she was bouncing up and down.
"Link, don't go too fast!" Zelda warned. "You might fall into a bottomless pit!"
"I'll be careful!" the young man reassured her. "Don't worry."
After that, they ran in silence for a while. The place seemed to be completely deserted. They didn't even catch a glimpse of a burrowing moldorm. Everything was silent and still. Not even a wisp of wind could be heard for miles. The only noise the hero and princess heard was the sound of Link's boots tramping through the sand and his heavy breathing. At length, Zelda broke the silence.
"Maybe it was just a mirage. Maybe that's all we're chasing," she sighed, dismayed.
Link looked down at her with a determined expression. "Don't worry, Zel. We'll find Ganondorf!"
As Link turned his eyes back on the road, a small smile appeared on Zelda's face. This was the first time he had called her Zel. She thought his voice sounded cute when he said it. Suddenly a sight shook her out of dream land. She could've sworn she saw something move in the Arbiter's Grounds up ahead. "Link!" she gasped.
"I saw it too," Link said, not taking his eyes off the road. He quickened his pace. "Ganondorf, beware," he said aloud to himself. "Because the Chosen Hero Link and the beautiful Princess Zelda are on your trail!" Zelda blushed.
After a ten minute run, the two had finally entered Arbiter's Grounds. The road around the Grounds was paved, so Link set Zelda down so she could walk. "Thanks for carrying me across the desert," she said shyly.
Link grinned. "You're welcome. It was easy, you're really light!"
Zelda blushed again. "Zelda, why are you always blushing around him? You used to not. What's gotten into you?" she silently chided herself. Suddenly she felt a warm hand grasp her's. She looked up to see Link talking to her.
"We have to stick together so we won't get lost," he told her. "So I'll hold on to this." He lifted up her hand, making her face turn as red as 20 rupee. She quickly shook her embarrassment off when Link drew his sword and instructed her to draw her's. After she complied, the two started to cautiously tiptoe. They looked high and low, and were hyper-aware. Every corner they approached with caution, for they knew not what was around it. They spotted a few dancing shadows which led them to a small, wide open shack. The gate in front of it was crumbled and hanging on its hinges. No way could they get trapped in there which such a gate to guard the shack. So they cautiously approached the pitch-black shack. "I think the shadow went in here," Link whispered, tense. He stood at the door way; his trusty sword in his left hand and Zelda's hand in his right. They both peered curiously into the darkness before them. Suddenly they saw a flicker of light.
"Something is certainly here," the princess whispered. "And suddenly I am filled with fear. I do not know what is going on with me."
Link felt her quaking and quickly turned to her and squeezed her hand. "Be strong, Zelda. I, too, feel afraid, but we must conquer our fear. For Hyrule."
Zelda nodded weakly and stopped herself from shaking. "Right," she whispered back. "For Hyrule." The two then entered the shack cautiously. They looked around, straining to see in the dark, but they could not. The flicker of light they had seen earlier did not return; nor did they hear anything.
"I think it's abandoned," Link said frankly after a while. He was about to turn and leave when Zelda yanked on his hand.
"No, wait!" she whispered harshly. "I sense something. Someone's presence, maybe. Get your sword ready."
Link turned to her and looked into her deep blue eyes. They were full of fear. "Right," he said, nodding. "And don't worry, I'll protect you." He suddenly brought her hand up to his lips and kissed it. "Fair princess." Zelda's face was so red that Link could clearly see it through the black darkness.
"Hahahaha!" came a deep cackle. Link and Zelda jumped, releasing their hands. Suddenly a harsh wind came blowing through the shack.
"Show yourself!" Link yelled, raising his sword. "Show yourself!!!"
Out from the shadow, stepped a figure. It looked like a figure of a man, but he was too cruel to be human. He slowly stepped out to where they could see him. Tall, menacing, evil; it was Ganondorf, King of Darkness.
Link and Zelda quickly turned to run; they didn't want to be trapped in a small dark place with the fiend. But suddenly the tattered gates came to life and closed them inside. A look terror spread across the two's faces as they faced back to the wretched man. "Ganondorf," the princess whispered under her breath.
"Sorry to interrupt such a sweet moment," Ganondorf apologized mockingly. "Such a shame, really."
"Stop with the small talk and tell us how you survived!" Link growled, his hand tight on his sword hilt.
"Oh, that is a long story. I think I'll save it for later when you're being slowly tortured to death," the evil man answered simply, a wicked grin appearing on his face.
"You'll tell us when you're being torture to death!" Link yelled, suddenly jumping up. His sword was in the position of the 'ending blow' and he was falling fast above Ganondorf's head. But not fast enough. The fiend just took one step to the side and he was missed. Link landed in the dirt, his sword getting stuck. Ganondorf drew his huge, awful sword and approached the young man.
"Foolish boy," he spat. "Now stay still while I kill you quickly." He raised his sword and slowly started to bring it down. Suddenly an arrow pierced his arm, causing him to halt. He looked back to see Zelda, a bow in her hand.
"You shall die before your stroke falls," she told him harshly.
Ganondorf removed the plain arrow from his arm and tossed it aside. "Foolish princess, arrows don't kill me," he cackled. Then he turned back to stab Link. But he was shocked to find that Link wasn't there. "What?!" he exclaimed. Suddenly he was knocked to the ground and held down by Link's strong booted foot.
"You have to be quicker than that, Ganondork," Link said, laughing. Zelda came over to side of the young man and put her arm on his shoulder.
"Finish him before he gives us too much trouble," she told Link.
Link nodded and raised his sword. But at that moment, Ganondorf cried out, "Stop! I surrender!" Link halted and gave him a queer look. He turned to Zelda in question. But before he could even ask if he should believe the villain, Ganondorf suddenly got up, pushing Link to the ground. The young hero accidentally grabbed Zelda, causing her to fall on top of him. "How cute," Ganondorf said evilly. Then, from behind his back, he pulled out the strangest thing. Something the Hylians had never seen before. It looked somewhat like a crossbow, but it was too bulky and square. Link and Zelda squirmed, attempting to get up, but Ganondorf held them down with his foot. "Finally, I, with you two out of the way, will rule Hyrule! Forever!" Suddenly he pulled the trigger of his contraption. Both Link and Zelda cried out in pain as the arrow-like thing shot out of the weapon and pierced them. Suddenly, in a blinding flash of light, they were gone.
End Note: There's chapter one. Sorry if it wasn't long enough for your liking. What will happen next? Oooo! I can't wait to write it!