-1The wind was in Link's hair. He was riding Epona like crazy through Hyrule field.
"Yeah!" He whooped as she jumped a small fence. A small voice was heard.
"This is fun daddy!" A small blonde haired boy said who sat in between Link's legs.
Link smiled. He was as happy as he could ever be. He was free of all the adventure, he was riding through his most favorite place in the world on his favorite horse with his only son, to him, life was good.
"Daddy! Daddy! What's that?" Link's son yelled out as Link road by the river. Link looked to the side. In the water were several silvery bodies swimming along with Link.
"Those are Zoras son!" Link told his child.
Link's son laughed and clapped with joy as the Zoras swam in a group. They did back flips and somersaulted out of the water every now and then. Link turned away from the river.
"Where we go now daddy?"
"Home son." Link said.
As they rode Link thought. Life is perfect, but I have a nagging feeling something is wrong. Link shrugged the thought off as he pulled into Lon-Lon Ranch. He stopped by the stables.
"Ok, Jake, go tell your mom we're home." Link said to his son as he dismounted Epona. Jake ran to the house. Link put Epona in the stable and gave her food. Then he pulled a brush from off the wall and brushed her.
Jake came running in.
"Dad! Dinners ready!" Jake yelled from the stable door. Link looked out to his son. The sun was setting. He'd been here almost an hour. Link walked to the house with his son.
As they reached the house, Malon was outside, waving to Link and Jake.
"Hurry up! It's gonna get cold if you move any slower!" Link smiled and picked up his son. His son piggy-backed to the house.
"Welcome home dear." Malon said as Link put his son down. He walked up to Malon and gave her a light kiss.
"What's for dinner?" He asked.
"Oh…I fixed some cucco eggs mixed with a few herbs from the forest, according to the book it is supposed to be good." Malon said.
"Son! Be careful! Your mom fixed another dish that will eat us!" Link yelled to his son.
"Oh stop it!" Malon said as she playfully hit Link on the arm.
Link laughed. "Let's go eat."
Link was finishing up his plate. Actually the dinner was very good.
"Mmmm…." Link hummed as he finished his dinner.
"Was it good?" Malon asked.
"Of course!" Link said. Link looked out the window.
"Time for bed son." Link said across the table to Jake.
"Ok dad." Jake put his plate in a nearby tub of water and went upstairs.
"I'll be right back." Link said to his wife.
Jake was already in bed and covered up when Link walked in. "Dad, can you tell me a bedtime story?" Jake asked.
"Yes." Link said. Link sat down by his son and began to speak. "Once upon a time, there was a boy. He lived in the magical woods of Kokiri and played with his friends all the time. But then, one day, an evil came upon the woods. Being a brave boy, he went to find the source of the evil. When he found it, it was a monster!"
Jake's eyes widened.
"What did the monster do?" He asked.
"Well," Link started, "the monster attacked! But the boy was brave. He used a sword he'd found in the woods to vanquish the monster! After killing the monster, the evil dispersed. But the forests protector, the great Deku Tree, was killed by the monsters evil ways. With it's last breaths, it told the boy to find the princess, and to tell her of the evil, and that she could help. Then the Deku Tree gave the boy a magical stone. The it died.
"The boy fled the woods, and went in search of the princess. When he found her, he told her everything that had happened. She too knew what was happening, and sent the boy in search of two more magical stones. The boy found them to, one inside a mountain, and one that belonged to another princess. The mountain stone was hard to get. The boy had to avoid flames and dragon like monsters to get it."
"The stone that belonged to the other princess was harder to get. She was a princess of water. The princess had been swallowed by a great fish though, so the princesses father sent the boy to help get her. He traveled to the fish, and using some food, opened the fishes mouth, and hopped in after the princess. Oddly enough, there were many strange creatures inside the fishes belly. But the boy came over these hardships and found the princess. After bravely rescuing, she gave him the final stone. The stone was a symbol of ultimate friendship."
"The boy returned to the princess, only to find her fleeing on horseback. Chasing her was a wicked man. As the princess passed, she tossed a magical flute to the boy. He hid it in his clothes. The man stopped at the boy. He demanded to know where the princess had went. The boy would not tell. So the wicked man knocked the boy down and soared into the darkness in search of the princess. The princess had told the boy what to do with the magical flute in an earlier meeting. He went to a temple, and using the stones and the flute, opened a magic door."
"Inside was a sword set in stone, the boy was curious, so he put his hands on it's hilt and drew it. As the boy drew it, a magic impulse made him go into a deep sleep. The boy slept for seven years. When he awoke, he was no longer a boy, but a man. The sword was still in his hand. Then a mysterious stranger showed up and told him what he must do. So the man set out on his quest. He was to collect 6 medallions, one from the forest, one from a volcano, one from the bottom of a lake, one from the darkness, and from the desert. The stranger had the last one."
"When all were collected, he met the stranger again. The stranger then revealed to him that they were the princess! As soon as the princess was revealed, she was swept away into darkness by the wicked man. The man went to save her. He fought bravely to the top of the villains tower, and there confronted the wicked man. He beat the wicked man in combat and him and the princess ran. The evil man's tower crumbled to the ground, but the man and princess made it out in time. They thought they were safe, but they were wrong. From the ruins of the tower rose a hideous beast. It was the most powerful and evil thing the man had ever encountered. Him and the princess fought together bravely. When the monster was weak, the princess used the medallions to seal away the evil beast. And so, with the bravery of the man, and the cunning of the princess, the world was saved! Then the man fell in love with the princess, but the love could not be. The princess re-wound time to where the story began, but the adventure didn't happen again. So the boy grew up again, fell in love with a different girl, married, had a child, and then they lived happily ever after."
"Wow…" Jake said. "That was amazing dad!"
"I knew you'd like it." Link said.
"Dad, I wanna be like the brave boy!" Jake said with excitement. "Well there is no evil to fight, so let's stay where we are for now ok?" Link said.
"Goodnight dad." Jake said.
"Goodnight son." Link kissed his son on the forehead and blew out his lamp. Link shut the door behind him.
Malon was in bed when link finally arrived.
"Long story huh?" Malon asked Link.
"Yeah." Link pulled his shirt off and got in bed.
"We need some more cooking supplies Link, can you go get them tomorrow?" Malon asked.
"Of course I will, goodnight darling." Link kissed Malon goodnight. "Goodnight." Malon said as she closed her eyes. Link blew out the light and laid down. Little did he know his whole life would change the next day…….
(I wrote this story awhile ago, so please, give me time while I become familiar with it once more; there is more to come.)
