A horrible scream reverberated through the castle. The sound echoed through
the morning air and was amplified by the large rooms of the castle,
awakening all of its inhabitants. Prince Raphael sprang out of his bed.
Ralph: Jamie!
Ralph shot out of his bedroom and into the dimly lit hall. He sprinted down the hallway and busted down Jamie's door. Zelda was on her knees crying and weeping uncontrollably. She was clutching onto one of her daughters teddy bears.
Ralph: what in the blazes is it?
Zelda: she's gone.
She was crying so hard it was hard to hear her. Ralph wheeled around and gasped. Jamie, his beloved daughter, was gone.
Link sat down on a log and stared lazily at Epona his horse as she drank from the stream and rested. Her golden brown coat shone brightly even in the faint amount of light. She had been walking for a long time carrying Link many miles. Link sighed deeply.
Link: what are we going to do Epona? We are starting to run low on money, we don't have a job, we don't know where were going and im-bored stiff. What happened to the good old days when monsters were all over the place and adventures didn't include being boring and pointless? Im sick of these quests that everyone expects me to do. What do think, Epona?
But the horse didn't seem to have much of an opinion because it continued to drink from the brook.
Link: really? That's interesting.
Link, being the hero of time, had gone on many quests ever since the age of ten, back when he lived in the forest and ran among the trees. He could remember the day like yesterday, when he got himself plunged into an adventure to save all of Hyrule from the dark lord Ganon. He battled all sorts of things from fire breathing dragons to fierce wolves, undead mummies to metal monstrosities. Link raced against angry ranch owners, escaped from the fortress of thieves and traveled through the bottom of lakes. But that is a different story and that was ten years ago. Ever since then he had gone on adventure after adventure but nowadays he seemed more like a mercenary then a hero.
Link: well, time isn't waiting for us. Come on. We may reach Chicengra by nightfall.
After a short time he came to a small, out of the way village. The residents seemed to have woken up and were beginning their individual chores and duties.
Link: Ah, perfect.
He let the faint amount of sunlight warm his body. he smelled breakfast cooking from all the houses and only the sounds of chickens, cows and bluebirds. Suddenly, to his left he heard the sound chain mail armor clanking its way towards him. Link looked around and noticed several Hylian troops entering the village and being greeted by several villagers. Hylian troops all the way out here? Link thought. What in the world where they looking for. But Link didn't really care and began to turn around until he over heard what they where saying.
Soldier: By order of Princess Zelda I must demand you tell me anything you might know about a Hylian warrior known as Link.
Link wheeled his horse around and looked at the troop of guards standing before the crowd of curious citizens. Something about that sentence caught his attention besides the fact that his name had been mentioned. What had caught his attention had been the mention of the name Zelda. Link hadn't seen her in a long time if she needed him Link felt it was his duty to help her. Zelda was Links prime alley in his fight against Ganon. In the final fight it was Zelda that imprisoned Ganon in the Realm of Shadows, never to see the light of day again. She imprisoned him after Link entered Ganon's tower and rescued her from her prison. Link had once had fallen in love with Zelda and vice-versa but it wasn't meant to be and Link went away to go on other quest and do other things. He hadn't seen her in years. Link wheeled Epona around and walked towards the soldiers.
Link: Hey, you there. I'm Link.
Soldier: prove it.
Link removed his gauntlets and showed the soldier the Triforce of Courage that was embedded inside his hand. To make a very long story short, Link had been scarred with the ability of extreme courage right before his defeat of Ganon. Zelda had the Triforce of Wisdom and Ganon, had power.
Soldier: You must ride to the castle at once. The princess says she has a mission for you. She says it's about Jamie, her daughter.
As soon as the soldier said that, Link leaped on his horse and shot off at the speed of sound. Epona was able to outrun the wind. Legend said that when Link and Epona went there fastest everything from trees to mountains moved so as to not have to reckon with their charge.
Link: Come on Epona you can do better then that. Redefine the word "run"
Epona ran even faster and Link gripped Epona's mane tightly and used her head as a shield against the oncoming wind.
Link: Okay, now stop running.... Fly!
The horse shot off faster then a horse was supposed to run. The surroundings flew past Link in a blur. Epona was the best horse someone would want. It took Link two hours to reach the city {it would have normally been a day's ride}. He galloped trough the open drawbridge and through the city square. He ran up the hill towards the huge, white monolith that was the castle. Link stared up at the hundreds of windows that looked down at him. The green roof sparkled like a million jewels in the sunshine. Link jumped off his horse outside the castle. The drawbridge slowly lowered. Nobody knew that Link and Jamie knew each other. Link hadn't seen Zelda in years. When Link heard that Zelda had a daughter he began sneaking into the castle and taking care of the baby. As the kid grew, Link visited her about once a month. They had become friends. Link listened to her, gave her advice, took care of her and gave her stuff. Link had become somewhat of a father figure to her {more then her actual father, as she admitted and this fact stirred up the utmost rage in him. No stranger should EVER come close to being more of a father to a child then his or her actual one, in Links opinion.}. He had vowed that he wouldn't let anything happen to her. Link was extremely jealous of the father {much more then he liked to admit} but he had never had the pleasure of meeting Zelda's husband {good thing since it would probably end with the husband sporting a shiny black eye}. Link also did not like how he seemed to not pay enough attention to Jamie. The bridge came to a stop and Link ran trough the doors. He bolted up the stairs and passageways. Most people would need help maneuvering the castle but Link had been through here many times. He came to the door to the princesses' room and came crashing through it flinging the door open. In her room Zelda was sobbing slightly on the couch. She turned around and stood up quickly. Her face brightened the moment she saw him. She was more buetiful then he remembered.
Zelda: Link!
She ran at him and hugged him. He patted her back softly.
Link: What's the matter with Jam... I mean your daughter.
Zelda: Jamie, her name is Jamie. It's a shame you haven't met her before.
Link: That is a shame.
They sat down on the couch and Zelda told him the story of how Jamie had mysteriously disappeared.
Link: And so you want me to go and find her.
Zelda: Right.
Link: Well that sounds easy enough.
Zelda: Well there is one other thing.
The door opened and in stepped Ralph. Ralph looked at Link then at Zelda.
Ralph: You touch her I swear you'll be dead before you know it.
He pulled out his sword and lunged at Link, who easily blocked it with his own sword.
Link: What kind of blow was that?
Ralph swung his sword again, and again link deflected the blow.
Zelda: stop! Both of you! You look like childhood rivals.
Ralph: Well who the hell is this, and what's he doing here?
Link: I'm Link the most skilled warrior Hyrule has ever seen.
Ralph: you're kidding me. Sorry, I thought you might have been the kidnapper coming back for more. I just didn't expect the famous hero of Hyrule to have tights and wear a stupid fairy outfit.
Link could feel his hands tighten around his sword.
Link: you must be Ralph.
Link gritted his teeth and clenched his fist.
Ralph: yes and you can leave. I was just about to set out to save my own daughter.
Zelda: And that's why I thought Link could help you.
Ralph and Link: WHAT!?! YOU WANT ME TO HELP HIM!?!
Zelda: Yes. Together you'll be better off.
Link: I can do two tasks at once faster then he can do one.
Ralph: She's my daughter and he is a complete stranger, he doesn't even know her.
Link: You'd be surprised.
Zelda: You'll be better off together. Both of you do it for me.
Link and Ralph looked at each.
Zelda: Shake hands.
Link and Ralph shook hands but both held on with such grip, that it nearly broke their fingers. None of them dare show the slightest indication of pain.
Zelda: Good, now link head down to the armory and the kitchen and fetch anything you might need.
Ralph: I will meet you down there in a moment, "friend"
Link let out a low growl and stomped out of the room. Link had never met more of a jerk. He put on quite a show on his way downstairs, not trying to conceal his rage. He stomped on purpose and mumbled under his breath. He got supplies including food and arrows and took them outside next to Epona.
Link: This guy had better have a packhorse because Epona isn't going to be doing any heavy lifting. Fairy outfit! This is part of my heritage! Well, Sort of, but where does he get off insulting me?
Link waited for about fifteen minutes before he got impatient and stormed up to the princesses room.
Link: Come on Ralph; let's get this over with.
Ralph: Im coming, and by the way, Im the leader of this little operation!
Link: Oh yeah, How so?
Ralph: I can do anything better then you!
Link didn't answer. The two of them walked downstairs in a extreme silence. They went to the royal stable and Ralph fetched a black stallion that was larger then Epona. They went outside into the morning air. Ralph quickly loaded the supplies onto his horse and began walking away with it. Link grabbed Epona and followed him. Link thought to himself that this would be a dangerous task, not because of enemies, but because of his comrade.
Ralph: Jamie!
Ralph shot out of his bedroom and into the dimly lit hall. He sprinted down the hallway and busted down Jamie's door. Zelda was on her knees crying and weeping uncontrollably. She was clutching onto one of her daughters teddy bears.
Ralph: what in the blazes is it?
Zelda: she's gone.
She was crying so hard it was hard to hear her. Ralph wheeled around and gasped. Jamie, his beloved daughter, was gone.
Link sat down on a log and stared lazily at Epona his horse as she drank from the stream and rested. Her golden brown coat shone brightly even in the faint amount of light. She had been walking for a long time carrying Link many miles. Link sighed deeply.
Link: what are we going to do Epona? We are starting to run low on money, we don't have a job, we don't know where were going and im-bored stiff. What happened to the good old days when monsters were all over the place and adventures didn't include being boring and pointless? Im sick of these quests that everyone expects me to do. What do think, Epona?
But the horse didn't seem to have much of an opinion because it continued to drink from the brook.
Link: really? That's interesting.
Link, being the hero of time, had gone on many quests ever since the age of ten, back when he lived in the forest and ran among the trees. He could remember the day like yesterday, when he got himself plunged into an adventure to save all of Hyrule from the dark lord Ganon. He battled all sorts of things from fire breathing dragons to fierce wolves, undead mummies to metal monstrosities. Link raced against angry ranch owners, escaped from the fortress of thieves and traveled through the bottom of lakes. But that is a different story and that was ten years ago. Ever since then he had gone on adventure after adventure but nowadays he seemed more like a mercenary then a hero.
Link: well, time isn't waiting for us. Come on. We may reach Chicengra by nightfall.
After a short time he came to a small, out of the way village. The residents seemed to have woken up and were beginning their individual chores and duties.
Link: Ah, perfect.
He let the faint amount of sunlight warm his body. he smelled breakfast cooking from all the houses and only the sounds of chickens, cows and bluebirds. Suddenly, to his left he heard the sound chain mail armor clanking its way towards him. Link looked around and noticed several Hylian troops entering the village and being greeted by several villagers. Hylian troops all the way out here? Link thought. What in the world where they looking for. But Link didn't really care and began to turn around until he over heard what they where saying.
Soldier: By order of Princess Zelda I must demand you tell me anything you might know about a Hylian warrior known as Link.
Link wheeled his horse around and looked at the troop of guards standing before the crowd of curious citizens. Something about that sentence caught his attention besides the fact that his name had been mentioned. What had caught his attention had been the mention of the name Zelda. Link hadn't seen her in a long time if she needed him Link felt it was his duty to help her. Zelda was Links prime alley in his fight against Ganon. In the final fight it was Zelda that imprisoned Ganon in the Realm of Shadows, never to see the light of day again. She imprisoned him after Link entered Ganon's tower and rescued her from her prison. Link had once had fallen in love with Zelda and vice-versa but it wasn't meant to be and Link went away to go on other quest and do other things. He hadn't seen her in years. Link wheeled Epona around and walked towards the soldiers.
Link: Hey, you there. I'm Link.
Soldier: prove it.
Link removed his gauntlets and showed the soldier the Triforce of Courage that was embedded inside his hand. To make a very long story short, Link had been scarred with the ability of extreme courage right before his defeat of Ganon. Zelda had the Triforce of Wisdom and Ganon, had power.
Soldier: You must ride to the castle at once. The princess says she has a mission for you. She says it's about Jamie, her daughter.
As soon as the soldier said that, Link leaped on his horse and shot off at the speed of sound. Epona was able to outrun the wind. Legend said that when Link and Epona went there fastest everything from trees to mountains moved so as to not have to reckon with their charge.
Link: Come on Epona you can do better then that. Redefine the word "run"
Epona ran even faster and Link gripped Epona's mane tightly and used her head as a shield against the oncoming wind.
Link: Okay, now stop running.... Fly!
The horse shot off faster then a horse was supposed to run. The surroundings flew past Link in a blur. Epona was the best horse someone would want. It took Link two hours to reach the city {it would have normally been a day's ride}. He galloped trough the open drawbridge and through the city square. He ran up the hill towards the huge, white monolith that was the castle. Link stared up at the hundreds of windows that looked down at him. The green roof sparkled like a million jewels in the sunshine. Link jumped off his horse outside the castle. The drawbridge slowly lowered. Nobody knew that Link and Jamie knew each other. Link hadn't seen Zelda in years. When Link heard that Zelda had a daughter he began sneaking into the castle and taking care of the baby. As the kid grew, Link visited her about once a month. They had become friends. Link listened to her, gave her advice, took care of her and gave her stuff. Link had become somewhat of a father figure to her {more then her actual father, as she admitted and this fact stirred up the utmost rage in him. No stranger should EVER come close to being more of a father to a child then his or her actual one, in Links opinion.}. He had vowed that he wouldn't let anything happen to her. Link was extremely jealous of the father {much more then he liked to admit} but he had never had the pleasure of meeting Zelda's husband {good thing since it would probably end with the husband sporting a shiny black eye}. Link also did not like how he seemed to not pay enough attention to Jamie. The bridge came to a stop and Link ran trough the doors. He bolted up the stairs and passageways. Most people would need help maneuvering the castle but Link had been through here many times. He came to the door to the princesses' room and came crashing through it flinging the door open. In her room Zelda was sobbing slightly on the couch. She turned around and stood up quickly. Her face brightened the moment she saw him. She was more buetiful then he remembered.
Zelda: Link!
She ran at him and hugged him. He patted her back softly.
Link: What's the matter with Jam... I mean your daughter.
Zelda: Jamie, her name is Jamie. It's a shame you haven't met her before.
Link: That is a shame.
They sat down on the couch and Zelda told him the story of how Jamie had mysteriously disappeared.
Link: And so you want me to go and find her.
Zelda: Right.
Link: Well that sounds easy enough.
Zelda: Well there is one other thing.
The door opened and in stepped Ralph. Ralph looked at Link then at Zelda.
Ralph: You touch her I swear you'll be dead before you know it.
He pulled out his sword and lunged at Link, who easily blocked it with his own sword.
Link: What kind of blow was that?
Ralph swung his sword again, and again link deflected the blow.
Zelda: stop! Both of you! You look like childhood rivals.
Ralph: Well who the hell is this, and what's he doing here?
Link: I'm Link the most skilled warrior Hyrule has ever seen.
Ralph: you're kidding me. Sorry, I thought you might have been the kidnapper coming back for more. I just didn't expect the famous hero of Hyrule to have tights and wear a stupid fairy outfit.
Link could feel his hands tighten around his sword.
Link: you must be Ralph.
Link gritted his teeth and clenched his fist.
Ralph: yes and you can leave. I was just about to set out to save my own daughter.
Zelda: And that's why I thought Link could help you.
Ralph and Link: WHAT!?! YOU WANT ME TO HELP HIM!?!
Zelda: Yes. Together you'll be better off.
Link: I can do two tasks at once faster then he can do one.
Ralph: She's my daughter and he is a complete stranger, he doesn't even know her.
Link: You'd be surprised.
Zelda: You'll be better off together. Both of you do it for me.
Link and Ralph looked at each.
Zelda: Shake hands.
Link and Ralph shook hands but both held on with such grip, that it nearly broke their fingers. None of them dare show the slightest indication of pain.
Zelda: Good, now link head down to the armory and the kitchen and fetch anything you might need.
Ralph: I will meet you down there in a moment, "friend"
Link let out a low growl and stomped out of the room. Link had never met more of a jerk. He put on quite a show on his way downstairs, not trying to conceal his rage. He stomped on purpose and mumbled under his breath. He got supplies including food and arrows and took them outside next to Epona.
Link: This guy had better have a packhorse because Epona isn't going to be doing any heavy lifting. Fairy outfit! This is part of my heritage! Well, Sort of, but where does he get off insulting me?
Link waited for about fifteen minutes before he got impatient and stormed up to the princesses room.
Link: Come on Ralph; let's get this over with.
Ralph: Im coming, and by the way, Im the leader of this little operation!
Link: Oh yeah, How so?
Ralph: I can do anything better then you!
Link didn't answer. The two of them walked downstairs in a extreme silence. They went to the royal stable and Ralph fetched a black stallion that was larger then Epona. They went outside into the morning air. Ralph quickly loaded the supplies onto his horse and began walking away with it. Link grabbed Epona and followed him. Link thought to himself that this would be a dangerous task, not because of enemies, but because of his comrade.
