The sun shone over the fields as a small blue car drove along a gravel road.
"Are we there yet?" whined a tiny voice, immediately parried by a "No Dark, stop asking! We get there when we get there!"
Link sighed, staring down at his brother's frustrated face. Seven years age difference between the brothers didn't make them any less different. Dark pouted, staring up at Link.
"Linkie, when we get there will you play planes with me?" Dark asked, eager eyes awaiting a positive reply.
"Sure champ, just wait a little while and then we'll be staging a huge air fight!" the fourteen-year old exclaimed as he made plane noises, much to the seven year olds amusement.
"OK kids! We're here!" exclaimed the boys' father. "Link would you mind helping me and your mother unpacking the boxes?"
"Sure thing. Dark I'll play when I'm done, righto?" Link said, ruffling the boy's silver hair. Dark nodded then jumped out of the car as they pulled into their new driveway. The family had decided to buy a new house and escape rent. That and their neighbours hadn't fancied a seven year old throwing "egg bombs" over the fence pretending it was the Second World War.
As the truck pulled up soon after the family arrived, Link immediately rushed to help his parents.
"Link, we'll take these inside. Can you grab the box of Dark's planes there please?" his mother asked.
Link nodded in reply and began to grab the box. Suddenly Dark came running out, making plane noises holding his red plane high above his head.
"Dark, watch the road please. We don't know how busy it is since we're new." Link said, reaching for a box.
"There's no cars Linkie! I'll be careful!" Dark replied, running onto the road as he played with his plane. This continued for a few minutes until Link noticed an eerie silence. He couldn't put his finger on the problem then shrugged. Suddenly, realization and horror struck him so suddenly his heart skipped a beat. Link stared out onto the road, seeing Dark standing facing down the road, standing still, eyes like saucepans and his mouth gaping open. Link peered around the truck and down the road to see a 4WD come roaring down the road.
"Dark! Get off the road! Quickly Dark!" Link screeched, trying to grab his brother's attention. But Dark didn't budge.
"DARK!" Link shrieked again. The car was only about a hundred metres away.
Stricken with fear and horror, Link gazed down the road. Without a thought or question, Link lunged out onto the road, pushing Dark onto the sidewalk away from the road. He then gazed down the highway as the car's distance closed from one hundred metres to one. And with what Link thought was a mix between screeching and a high pitched "LINKIE!" scream, the car hit him.
"So this is how it ends…." Link thought as everything went black.