((Late last night I had a strange idea to put The Legend of Zelda and Saiyuki together. Not sure why, but when I opened up word document, all of what I have now just started coming out. Weird. Anyways, this'll probably be a long fanfic, but bear with me. I think it might just turn out good.))
Link
stood next to the pedestal for the Master Sword, which had been put
back in its place. Zelda, who stood next to him, watched
anxiously.
"You really want to do this?" She asked, a saddened
tone showing through.
"I do…" Link answered, nodding his
head slowly. This world no longer had use for him, and if some reason
evil returned to the kingdom, the princess would have to find a new
hero.
"I should go." Link assured her. This world seemed to
bear down an impossible weight on him, as if the world's own weight
was on his shoulders. He wanted to leave, and find a new place for
himself.
"Good luck, Link….And remember, the goddesses will
always watch over you." Zelda said. She meant it as a kind last few
words, but wasn't entirely sure if they'd actually be able to do
so.
"Thank you, Zelda…" He said, knowing her statement might
not have been all true, but he knew she meant well.
Zelda just
nodded, and then began to summon her powers, and at the same time,
all of the sages. A lot of power would be needed to fulfill Link's
wish. The marks of the other sages began to appear, and soon the
whole chamber that housed the Master sword was aglow with their
light. Zelda seemed to be chanting some sort of ancient spell. It was
similar to the spell she used to banish Ganondorf into the other
realm, but this one was being used for a very different purpose. In
her mind, she began to visualize different worlds, looking for a
peaceful seeming one. One stood out to her. She was able to see many
different beings, most of them had long ears, much like Link's and
her own. The others had smaller, rounded ears, but seemed to get
along well with the longer eared people. Zelda caught other glimpses
of this world, and it reminded her much of Hyrule. 'This one should
do...' She thought. Zelda then looked back at Link, and nodded at
him, signaling she had found a seemingly suitable alternate
world.
Link nodded back at her, and took a few steps forward, into
the circle that the sages' marks had made. He readied himself for
what was about to come. He noticed that Zelda's chant was coming to
an end, and the light from the sages' marks was glowing brighter. A
column of blue-ish white light swallowed him up, and he heard Zelda's
last words of "Good bye, Link."
He didn't even have time to
reply when he was transported through a long tunnel of light, in
which he could have sworn he saw the three goddesses themselves. He
seemed to be flying through this light tunnel, and he wondered what
it would be like when he came out on the other side. Finally, it
seemed, Link was thrown forward, and out of the tunnel by a flash of
light. He would admit that the ejection from the light tunnel was
followed by a less than graceful fall onto his face, but he quickly
got up, examining his new surroundings. His first impression told him
this seemed to be a peaceful land, but he knew he'd have to look
around a little more, since at the moment, he was standing out in the
middle of a field. It was then that he noticed a familiar weight on
his back, one that shouldn't have been there. He immediately
noticed his shield, which wasn't a problem, but he saw that he also
had the Master sword, and that worried him. 'Wasn't it supposed
to be sealed away in the Temple of Time?' He thought to himself,
unsure of how it had returned to it's sheath on his back. He truly
hoped that him having it wasn't going to cause problems back in
Hyrule, but there was now nothing that could be done about it.
Putting his past behind him would be difficult, but this gave him
something to start with.
Link
began to wander towards the town, figuring he'd need a place to
stay for the night. He had his money pouch filled with rupees, and
hoped that they would accept the form of money he was so familiar
with. As he entered the town, he noticed two different races. One of
them was long eared, with more variation in their skin tones, and
their hair seemed unkempt and 'wild'. The other race had short,
round ears, and a more upkept appearance. "They couldn't possibly
be Hylians…" Link said to himself, as he stared at one of the
longer eared children. He then noticed that all of the longer eared
beings had claw-like nails at the tip of each finger, and he wondered
why. 'What is this place?' He thought to himself. It seemed
peaceful enough, but something just felt weird. He was pulled out of
his thoughts, suddenly, when one of the long eared beings asked him a
question.
"You new around here, buddy?" The long eared man
asked Link, as he looked Link up and down. "Those sure are some
strange clothes you have there…" The man added.
"Oh…Yes, I
am…" Link began, but wondered why the man had called him 'buddy'.
It wasn't a word he'd ever used himself. "I've come...from
far away." Link said, figuring that would be a good enough
answer.
((I don't really think Link would be able to speak or
understand the language, but what kind of fanfic would that be, if he
didn't? ….Let's just say Zelda added another spell to allow him
to speak and understand whatever language he encountered.))
"Thought
so." The long eared man said with a laugh. "Well, the inn is just
down the way there, if you need a place for tonight." The man
added, pointing to a few buildings down. "But you may want to get
yourself a new outfit, or you'll be getting strange looks the rest
of your stay here." He finished, with a friendly smile. "Oh! I
almost forgot. My name is Osu if you need any help." Osu said, and
then went on his way.
"Thanks!" Link called out, as Osu walked
away, but like Osu had said, he did get quite a few strange stares at
himself and his outfit. He was more surprised by this random
stranger's kindness, which would usually come at a price, had he
been back in Hyrule. Osu had asked nothing of him, and walked off
after giving him some good advice.
Link continued on, but headed
immediately for the first shop he could find. He figured fitting in
would be the first priority, and though his face and features were
not very different from the longer eared beings, his attire had made
him stand out like a sore thumb.
Inside the shop, he looked for
anything that was similar to his own clothing. He came upon a earthy
green shirt, and a pair of light brown pants. He figured it would
work well enough for the time being. He bought an extra pair of
shoes, but they were smaller ones, instead of his normal pair of
boots. The purchase of his new attire was a little more difficult
though. He had to convince the man working at the shop that his
rupees were a real form of money, and that the gems were real. After
a little negotiating, though, the man at the shop accepted Link's
offer, once he realized the rupees were real gems.
Link left the
shop, after changing ito his new clothes in the fitting room, and
walked back out, now blending in better. He had decided to take off
his hat, now that it did not match his clothes.
A few days later,
and Link found himself in a temporary home, and still in the same
village. The places he had gone to to buy food had quickly become
accustomed to Link's currency, and gave him something extra with each
purchase, in hopes he would come back.
((Who wouldn't want little
shiny jewels? lol..))
Another two days had gone by, and Link was
getting quite accustomed to life in this village. Everyone was
friendly, it seemed, and he had learned that the long eared beings
were called 'youkai'. He'd met up with Osu a few more times, and they
had quickly become friends, almost like brothers. Osu was a little
taller than Link, but his hair was a darker golden brown. Osu had
brown eyes, and his skin was more of a grey tone, similar to a few
other youkai Link had seen in the town.
The two looked odd
together, the only thing being similar was their ear length.
At
one point, Osu had asked Link if he too was a youkai, and Link had
replied with a nod. Link knew Osu would not know what a Hylian was,
so he answered yes.
((Link himself doesn't look too much like a
demon, obviously, but the long ears would make him seem to be
one.))
Link began to think this village was his new home, having
grown accustomed to the place so quickly. He figured he'd do some
travelling and explore this new world, but this village would be his
place to come back to. This train of thought brought back memories
though...Days long past when he rode through Hyrule feild at full
speed on Epona. If he could find himself a horse, he decided he would
travel again.
A few days later, luck seemed to be on his side.
What seemed to be a caravan of merchants and vendors made its way
through the town, and they had a few horses with them. It surprised
Link to see that horses were definitely not a common sight around
this area, he had noticed when many of the people who lived in the
town had no idea what kind of animal the horses were. Link met up
with Osu, who had come to look at the goods that were to be sold, and
asked Osu why horses were so rare.
"We just don't get many of
the animals...Some of the townspeople are even afraid of them. I've
only seen them once before." Osu admitted.
"That's
strange..." Link aswered. He began to wonder what kind of place
this world actually was. "I want to get one." Link added,
looking at the small selection.
"You do? I'd expect them to
be alot..." Osu answered, his eyes had widened in surprise of
Link's wanting one.
"I should have enough.." Link said,
fumlbing with his pouch of rupees.
"Alright then, it's your
choice." Osu finished, and pushed Link forward towards the men
that was selling the horses.
Link looked at the few horses that
were there. There were two stallions, and two mares, and Link's eyes
immediately fell on one of the stallions. It was white, and had a
long main and tail, and seemed a good size. It's eyes were
grey,though, an unusual color for a horse.
Link walked forward,
holding his hand out for the horse to smell. The white stallion did
not shy away even when the other horses did, and just stared at Link,
as if they'd been around each other for years.
"Hey boy..."
Link said, slowly bringing his hand up to pet the horse's face.
"You
like that one,eh? He'll cost you alot." A tall man approached
Link.
Link nearly jumped backward when he saw the man's
appearance, which was frighteningly similar to Ganondorf's. The man
had dark brownish grey skin, and orange hair. Link realized soon
enough it was, in fact, not Ganondorf, but the similarities had
gotten the best of him.
"Oh..Yeah.." Link said, finally
able to answer. "I think I have enough to pay for him."
Link asnwered, taking out his pouch. He dumped its contents into his
hand, showing the man a handful of green, blue, and red
rupees.
"Hmmm..." Was all the man said, as he seemed to
be inspecting Link's form of payment. "That'll do." He
said, as he took a little more than half of the handful. The man
quickly shoved the jewels into a pouch of his own, untied the
stallions lead rope, and handed it to Link.
"He's yours."
The man said, and walked off, towards the head of the caravan.
Link
decided not to thank the man, but nodded as the Ganondorf look-alike
walked away.
Osu then approached Link, a look of wonder shining in
his eyes. "So you got your horse." He said, a smile on his
face.
"Yeah. I haven't ridden in a while, but it's not
something you forget how to do." Link said, and then turned the
lead rope into reigns, and hoisted himself up onto the horse's
back.
"I can see you've done that before." Osu said,
nodding at what Link had just explained.
