"What are you waiting for, Ghirahim? Kill me."
"Skychild... If I did you wouldn't like the outcome."
"I don't care anymore. Do it!"

"Link... No, Link..."

"Hang on! I'll be there!"

A constant clatter of weapons on a floor.

A whimper of terror for a best friend.

A loud flap of a wing propelling a dragon knight to his destiny.

The swish of the blade.

The rustle of sheets.

The slam of the door.

/

Ghirahim: Whoa, whoa, whoa. Goddesses alive, why in Demise's name are you putting this bit first?! You haven't even written the second chapter yet!

Me: SHUT UP GHIRAHIM, I DO WHAT I WANT!

Ghirahim: I am a Demon Lord and I command you to -

Me: *eyes glow red* And I am the author of this story. I give the commands. Demon Lord or not, you are not in control here.

Ghirahim: O.O

Volga: She got you there.

Me: *eyes go back to normal* Thank you Volga. *glares at Ghirahim* You're lucky you're my favourite Zelda villain and in my top 5 Zelda characters. Who knows what I would've done if you weren't.

Link: He does have a point though.

Me: Okay, okay, I'm building suspense, alright? At least I hope it is.

Ghirahim, Link: Oh...

Volga: Am I the only one here who kind of understands what's going on?

Me: Probably. Anyways, hi everyone, you probably mainly know me in the Sonic fandom. I got into Legend of Zelda on the 23rd December 2016 and I have been obsessed ever since.

Link: You still haven't beaten Ocarina of Time though.

Me: Shut up, the Shadow Temple is scary af.

Link: Come on, you've beaten Redeads and Gibdos in Hyrule Warriors.

Me: I don't have to take them on alone in Hyrule Warriors. In Ocarina of Time, I have to go on my own into the creepiest place ever. On top of that, I have a fear of the undead, excluding vampires, ghosts and werewolves. I had a massive 'NOPE' moment when that Floormaster came down right on my head when I thought I was safe. So yeah, I need to get my courage up a bit more.

Link: Good job you don't have the Triforce of Courage then.

Me: Shut up, I'll get there eventually.

Volga: Yeah, in about 10 years.

Me: Don't you start as well.

Ghirahim: You will get it from all of us.

Me: Oh, why did I decide to do this? Anyway, if these guys would SHUT UP, I'll get on with the story. I'm sorry for the fourth wall break -

Ghirahim: Does this count as a fourth wall break?

Me: I said, SHUT UP! I'm sorry for the fourth wall break, but expect more of them in the future. We may well end up interrupting the story at random points, and expect more arguing between me and mainly Ghirahim, if he keeps going in the direction he is.

Link: And that's not even a straight line.

Ghirahim: Hey, I'm straight alright.

Volga: Yeah, straight as a bokoblin's earring.

Ghirahim: Hey, it's not called being gay. It's called being FABULOUS.

Me: Yep, there will be more arguing. I'm only putting up with this because all three of these guys are in my top 5 Zelda characters. And all this happens before Link replaces the Master Sword. Anyway, here we go, first chapter!

Ghirahim: Who are the other two?

Volga: And what order do we come in?

Me: AAAAAARRRGGGHHH!

/

It was over. Demise was gone, Zelda was safe and the world was safe. Link could finally sleep properly for the first time in several months. He could finally return home for good. Once he, Zelda and Groose came back to Skyloft, they were greeted by a huge crowd of students, teachers and knights, including several of their friends. Immediately, Groose started boasting about how he'd defeated Demise and Ghirahim, earning a lot of laughter from everyone. Pipit lifted Link onto his shoulders and the whole group carried him and Zelda back towards the main building, where a huge celebration was waiting. Groose was eventually picked up as well, but only after Zelda had said he saved her from falling to her death.

By 10 at night, the celebration was in full swing. Groose was the centre of attention, as usual, over exaggerating almost everything that happened. Link kept to himself, despite many girls coming over asking to dance with him. He turned them all away, saying he was terrible at it and would only embarrass them both. Zelda was talking with her father, discussing plans for her to go and watch over the surface as the Goddess once did. They agreed that she would do that in a few months, when everything had calmed down a little, but would always come back to Skyloft at least once a week. The Lumpy Pumpkin had done all the catering.

Zelda walked over to Link, having come to an agreement with her father. He looked like he was falling asleep on his feet.

"Hey, sleepyhead! Wake up."

"Wha..."

Obviously weary, Link opened one eye, realizing Zelda was in front of him and smiling. She giggled.

"You must be exhausted."

"You have no idea."

"Aww. I think you'd better get some sleep."

"That sounds like a good idea to me."

Zelda gently pulled him into a friendly hug, "You go sleep, I'll stay here."

"Hey, what's up, guys?"

Karane, Pipit and Groose all came over, laughing. Link smiled again.

"I was just planning to go to bed."

"Already? But we've barely started to party."

"Yeah, I know, but you aren't the ones who have been saving the world for the past few months, are you?"

"Alright, go on, you show off," Pipit laughed, landing a punch on the hero's arm, "But I'm expecting a group meet up for lunch at least, tomorrow."

"Alright, alright, I get it. I'm getting off, see you guys in the morning."

"See you, Link."

Link said his goodbyes to everyone he needed to before heading over to the dorms. Zelda watched him go and turned back to Karane and Pipit. Groose had mysteriously disappeared.
"Why do I get a really bad feeling now that Link's gone?"

"I think that's why," Karane pointed at Groose, who was stood on a table now, singing out of tune at the top of his lungs. Everyone was laughing and cheering. Zelda rolled her eyes and sighed.

"Honestly, will he never learn?"