A/N: I thought this up a long time ago, just for humor's sake, but I never
did much with it. Thank you so much to BMValkyrie for giving me the nudge I
needed to put this and others up.
Disclaimer: By the way, I don't own the game, I just play it.
The game was saved, and the N64 clicked off.
"whew, I thought she'd never stop playing." Link groaned, tugging off his hat and wiping his face.
He wandered the cartridge to a special room, where Ganondorf was waiting.
"rough time?" Ganondorf asked sarcastically.
"you know her, always poking my nose where it shouldn't be. it's not like she hasn't played before, she's just stretching limits and digging up secrets."
"yeah, I watched you fight Morpha, good job, by the way."
"thanks." Link said, helping himself to some coffee from the small pot in the corner. "decaf?" he asked.
"nope." Ganondorf said.
"good." Link sighed, kicking it back.
"gosh, as much as she hates the water temple, she fights Morpha enough. I remember a while back, she thought she screwed up, so she reset the system in a panic."
"how could someone screw up like that?"
"how should I know? Anyway, she must have convinced herself that she couldn't mess it up, because she hasn't done anything like that since."
"I think I heard something about a time record." Ganondorf offered.
"makes sense. Every one of us has been driven to the breaking point trying to beat ghoma under a half-minute again. That little brother of hers was stunning that time."
"yeah, I remember." Ganondorf agreed. "how are the others, by the way?"
"others? Oh, yeah. Okareena hasn't even gotten to dodongo's cavern yet, but that's because they're playing that file to keep track of story details, hmm, then there's doc, I think, that's the file their dad plays. for an adult, he's really into video games. Especially adventure or conquest games, or so I hear from the PS2 disks."
"hmm, very interesting." Ganondorf said blandly, drinking his own coffee.
"wanna play a game?" link asked.
"what do you have in mind?"
"checkers, chess, something along those lines."
"chess sounds good."
"so what do you think about Zelda? I mean, aside from the storyline and all?" Ganondorf asked.
"personally, I think she's okay, a tad bit demanding at times, but alright. What about you?"
"well, in-game I'm supposed to hate her and you and all, but like you, I think she's okay."
Link smiled as he nudged a bishop a few spaces forward and over. "did you and nabooru have a thing going on?"
Ganondorf's tan face reddened slightly. "get off it, would ya?" he muttered.
Link perked up. "come on, Ganondorf, did you?"
"will you clam up if I say yeah?"
"maybe," link replied slyly.
"if you're thinking what I think you're thinking, stop it right now." Ganondorf said irritably.
"come on, I just want to know."
"you're going to accidentally let it slip to somebody, I just know it." Ganondorf denied.
"oh, well, I suppose I may just forget that your bedtime habits are secret, too." Link said offhandedly, smiling the whole time.
"what? You saw-?" Ganondorf stuttered.
Link laughed out loud. "it didn't bug you back then." He said with a grin.
"if you breathe a word about that..." Ganondorf warned.
"cool your heels, Ganondorf, and pay attention to what game you're playing. Check."
Ganondorf gaped at the chessboard. He had been playing while arguing, and he wasn't watching. Link had him in a difficult position.
"crap, link, you're such a sneaky cheater."
"I know, whatcha gonna do about it?"
a few more moves had Ganondorf with a better selection of maneuvers.
"so answer my question." Link pressed.
"to be honest, I tried. But even out of the game, she didn't like me. Not her type, she said."
Link searched Ganondorf's face for sincerity. Satisfied, he quietly went back to playing the game.
"so what about you and Saria, eh?" Ganondorf said wryly.
Link stiffened immediately.
Ganondorf chuckled. "I can play your game, link, I could always slip about your little secrets too, you know."
Link paled, smiling weakly. "I, she, you know," he stammered, laughing feebly.
"do I really, now?"
"gah, alright. I've had a crush on her for years, and she's had one on me. In game and out. Mido said it in the game, and it's never been truer." Link gave in. "just don't breathe a word about, about THAT." he pleaded.
Ganondorf chuckled again. "the tables are turned, link. Check."
He now had the upper hand on the chessboard.
"darn, how do you do it?"
"I'm not stupid. I learn from my mistakes." Ganondorf said simply.
"how do we manage this?" link wondered aloud.
"manage what?"
"it's like this almost every time. we get together over coffee and a game, and we threaten each other's emotional security to distract each other. How do we ever stay friends?"
"I don't know. But it's fun, anyway."
"yeah, it is. You know what?"
"what?"
"checkmate."
"what?" Ganondorf stared hard at the board, wondering how link had him beaten. His king and queen pieces were completely separated by almost a wall of link's pieces. Any move he made, he was still beaten.
He threw up his hands in defeat.
"you got me, link." He conceded.
Link got up. "we're out of coffee, I should get some more."
"then you'd better be quick, I think she's coming back."
"aw, darn, I think you're right." Link said distressfully.
"what's got you so bummed?"
"what do I always have to go do after the water temple?" link asked.
"oh, yeah."
"ugh, the one thing I think she and eye see eye-to-eye on. There's something not right about something dead up and moving trying to kill you."
"true, but it only seems to happen to you."
"that's because you command them, you nimnerd."
"nimnerd? You're picking up little catchphrases from her now."
"god, you're right; I am. I'd better hustle with that coffee."
"hurry and go." Ganondorf urged.
Link nodded, and rushed out of the room to get more coffee before the N64 was turned on again.
A/N2: This was more or less a one-shot deal, perhaps I'll come up with a few other chapters of between-play stuff, but if anybody can give me ideas, I can make a story out of what they do when I'm not playing. ^_^
The game was saved, and the N64 clicked off.
"whew, I thought she'd never stop playing." Link groaned, tugging off his hat and wiping his face.
He wandered the cartridge to a special room, where Ganondorf was waiting.
"rough time?" Ganondorf asked sarcastically.
"you know her, always poking my nose where it shouldn't be. it's not like she hasn't played before, she's just stretching limits and digging up secrets."
"yeah, I watched you fight Morpha, good job, by the way."
"thanks." Link said, helping himself to some coffee from the small pot in the corner. "decaf?" he asked.
"nope." Ganondorf said.
"good." Link sighed, kicking it back.
"gosh, as much as she hates the water temple, she fights Morpha enough. I remember a while back, she thought she screwed up, so she reset the system in a panic."
"how could someone screw up like that?"
"how should I know? Anyway, she must have convinced herself that she couldn't mess it up, because she hasn't done anything like that since."
"I think I heard something about a time record." Ganondorf offered.
"makes sense. Every one of us has been driven to the breaking point trying to beat ghoma under a half-minute again. That little brother of hers was stunning that time."
"yeah, I remember." Ganondorf agreed. "how are the others, by the way?"
"others? Oh, yeah. Okareena hasn't even gotten to dodongo's cavern yet, but that's because they're playing that file to keep track of story details, hmm, then there's doc, I think, that's the file their dad plays. for an adult, he's really into video games. Especially adventure or conquest games, or so I hear from the PS2 disks."
"hmm, very interesting." Ganondorf said blandly, drinking his own coffee.
"wanna play a game?" link asked.
"what do you have in mind?"
"checkers, chess, something along those lines."
"chess sounds good."
"so what do you think about Zelda? I mean, aside from the storyline and all?" Ganondorf asked.
"personally, I think she's okay, a tad bit demanding at times, but alright. What about you?"
"well, in-game I'm supposed to hate her and you and all, but like you, I think she's okay."
Link smiled as he nudged a bishop a few spaces forward and over. "did you and nabooru have a thing going on?"
Ganondorf's tan face reddened slightly. "get off it, would ya?" he muttered.
Link perked up. "come on, Ganondorf, did you?"
"will you clam up if I say yeah?"
"maybe," link replied slyly.
"if you're thinking what I think you're thinking, stop it right now." Ganondorf said irritably.
"come on, I just want to know."
"you're going to accidentally let it slip to somebody, I just know it." Ganondorf denied.
"oh, well, I suppose I may just forget that your bedtime habits are secret, too." Link said offhandedly, smiling the whole time.
"what? You saw-?" Ganondorf stuttered.
Link laughed out loud. "it didn't bug you back then." He said with a grin.
"if you breathe a word about that..." Ganondorf warned.
"cool your heels, Ganondorf, and pay attention to what game you're playing. Check."
Ganondorf gaped at the chessboard. He had been playing while arguing, and he wasn't watching. Link had him in a difficult position.
"crap, link, you're such a sneaky cheater."
"I know, whatcha gonna do about it?"
a few more moves had Ganondorf with a better selection of maneuvers.
"so answer my question." Link pressed.
"to be honest, I tried. But even out of the game, she didn't like me. Not her type, she said."
Link searched Ganondorf's face for sincerity. Satisfied, he quietly went back to playing the game.
"so what about you and Saria, eh?" Ganondorf said wryly.
Link stiffened immediately.
Ganondorf chuckled. "I can play your game, link, I could always slip about your little secrets too, you know."
Link paled, smiling weakly. "I, she, you know," he stammered, laughing feebly.
"do I really, now?"
"gah, alright. I've had a crush on her for years, and she's had one on me. In game and out. Mido said it in the game, and it's never been truer." Link gave in. "just don't breathe a word about, about THAT." he pleaded.
Ganondorf chuckled again. "the tables are turned, link. Check."
He now had the upper hand on the chessboard.
"darn, how do you do it?"
"I'm not stupid. I learn from my mistakes." Ganondorf said simply.
"how do we manage this?" link wondered aloud.
"manage what?"
"it's like this almost every time. we get together over coffee and a game, and we threaten each other's emotional security to distract each other. How do we ever stay friends?"
"I don't know. But it's fun, anyway."
"yeah, it is. You know what?"
"what?"
"checkmate."
"what?" Ganondorf stared hard at the board, wondering how link had him beaten. His king and queen pieces were completely separated by almost a wall of link's pieces. Any move he made, he was still beaten.
He threw up his hands in defeat.
"you got me, link." He conceded.
Link got up. "we're out of coffee, I should get some more."
"then you'd better be quick, I think she's coming back."
"aw, darn, I think you're right." Link said distressfully.
"what's got you so bummed?"
"what do I always have to go do after the water temple?" link asked.
"oh, yeah."
"ugh, the one thing I think she and eye see eye-to-eye on. There's something not right about something dead up and moving trying to kill you."
"true, but it only seems to happen to you."
"that's because you command them, you nimnerd."
"nimnerd? You're picking up little catchphrases from her now."
"god, you're right; I am. I'd better hustle with that coffee."
"hurry and go." Ganondorf urged.
Link nodded, and rushed out of the room to get more coffee before the N64 was turned on again.
A/N2: This was more or less a one-shot deal, perhaps I'll come up with a few other chapters of between-play stuff, but if anybody can give me ideas, I can make a story out of what they do when I'm not playing. ^_^
