LEGEND OF ZELDA
Four Swords
The Novelization
Chapter 1
The Four Links
Sounds of crashing, bottles breaking, and screams echoed throughout the tavern. A band of young men swung at people, cornering the tavern's visitors.
"Help!" one woman yelled. "It's Jango's gang!"
"We're gonna take this whole town!" one man yelled. "Stuff all the good stuff in the bags!"
One man grabbed hold of a young girl, smirking. "I guess I'll take you with us!" he growled.
Just at that momemt, a young boy clothed in green, with blond hair and blue eyes, and an oddly shaped hat thing, crashed in through the window. The boy kicked at the man's face, causing him to let go of the girl. The young boy stood in front of the girl, snarling at the man.
"Escape behind me!" he called to the girl, before turning back to the man.
"Damn this boy!" one man snarled. Other men surrounded the green-garbed boy, swords raised. The boy took up a battle stance, eyeing them all, as if in challenge.
He then leaped at all the men, swinging his sword, slashing them all in nearly one spinning slash. The men fell, but the one that had captured the girl spoke.
"You're that 'left-handed hero' Link...!" he exclaimed. "This little kid...?"
At that moment, more men burst in, some on horses, most clad in Hylian knight armor.
"We are Hyrule's noble knights!" one man yelled. "Where's the gang?"
One girl stood. "You're too late. It's already over."
"What?!" the man in the lead exclaimed. "It must be him again..."
Link turned to leave, slowly, creeping away.
"Hold it right there, Link!" the man said, pointing at Link. Link slowly turned to look at them.
"How many times must I tell you?!" the lead man growled. "You are a member of the guardians. Stop trying to act on your own! There are other members on the team!"
Link turnmed to face him completely. "If I wait for the orders, things will only get worse," he said blankly. "Besides. I'm happier on my own."
He then turned to walk away, waving his hand in the 'See ya' motion.
I don't need any allies, Link thought. Things that happen in Hyrule... can be handled on my own.
The man that had led the knights slowly walked up a red carpet to a throne, with a girl sitting on it.
"Goodness... he's nothing but trouble, your majesty..." the man growled. "Shall I say, his thoughts are strong and his courage makes him do as he pleases. He doesn't listen to a word that I, his own father, say."
"The only person whom he ever listens to is you, his old time friend," the man continued. "Will you please talk to him, Princess Zelda?!"
The girl, a young one of about Link's age, around 13, stared gently at the man. "Captain, there is no need to worry. Link is your son. He is very much like you," she said softly. "One day, when he grows up, he will become a great and successful knight."
The man kneeled, one hand balled against his chest. "I-I appreciate your kind words," he said quietly. "Please, excuse me, Princess."
The man then turned and left. At that moment, Link's head poked out from behind Zelda's throne.
"Did he leave yet?" he asked. "He's been lecturing me a lot lately about the samn thing over and over again, when I have done nothing wrong."
"Link, you must consider your father's words," Zelda scolded. "He worries a lot about you, and he works so hard that I feel sorry for him."
Link sweatdropped, and his eyes blanked. "Sure..." he said nonchalantly. He then pulled a few flowers out from his pocket.
"Anyway, here," he said, holding them out to Zelda. "I got these from town yesterday."
"Oh, thank you," Zelda chirped. "So, the time for these flowers to bloom has come."
"We played together so often when we were little," Link mused. "But these days, you've been so busy, you don't even have time to go outside."
"No..." Zelda said softly. "Since you always bring me flowers... I can see Hyrule from afar.."
Suddenly, another voice rang through the room. "Preparations have been completed, Princess Zelda," said a woman's voice. Zelda and Link turned to see six women staring gently at them.
"Well done, six priestesses," Zelda chirped.
"Please, to the sacred place," one of the woman said, turning to lead them away.
"Link, we are now going to check on the Four Sword's seal," Zelda explained to Link. Link's eyes widened.
"The seal?!" he exclaimed. "Why that all of a sudden?"
Zelda grabbed her friend's arm and led him after the six women, until they came to a large courtyard-like room.
The six women surrounded a circle in the center, and Zelda's eyes went blank.
"My heart senses darkness, and has seen it..." she murmured. "Dark clouds are approaching Hyrule.. Something terrible is coming.."
She then stared right into Link's face. "Like the sorcerer."
Link's eyes widened, and he took a step back.
"The sorcerer?! Impossible! The legendary sorcerer was supposed to be sealed years ago!" he exclaimed in shock.
Vaati, the horrible sorcerer, kidnapped beautiful girls, one after another, and covered Hyrule in an uneasy darkness... In the middle of the chaos, a heroic traveller appeared. When he drew his blade, his body separated into four.. Combining their pwers, they defeated Vaati, sealing him in the sword. The sword was named the Four Sword... and was hidden deep within a temple in Hyrule.
Link remembered the legend clearly. The young boy had known this since he was a baby, and always remembered.
"There may be something happening in the temple.. We can't allow Vaati to revive!" Zelda exclaimed. The circle in the middle of the room suddenly began glowing.
So... I guess Vaati is still alive... Link thought, clutching his sword. I you're gonna come, then come... I'll cut you as soon as you come out!"
Suddenly, the women's eyes widened, and they suddenly began to disappear. They were gone in a flash of light.
"The priestesses.." Zelda exclaimed, "Disappeared?!"
Link clutched his sword tighter, backing away, as a dark smoke rose from the ground. It began to form a shape.. almost a person. Link's eyes widened, as he realized that he was looking at.. himself. It was a shadow of him.
"Who... who are you?!" the green-clad boy exclaimed, stepping back. The shadow smirked, taking a step forward.
"Me? I'm..." he growled, the smirk still plastered to his face. "Link the hero!"
"What?!" Link exclaimed, eyes wide. He suddenly sprang at the shadow, slashing with his sword. "Damn illusion!"
But, his sword passed right through the shadow Link without causing any damage.
"I-it didn't work!" Link nearly shrieked. Shadow Link suddenly appeared in front of Link's face, but as Link rushed at him, they both ended up running past eachother, with the Shadow still bearing that smirk.
"Link!" Zelda exclaimed, fear tinting her voice. Link looked up to see that Shadow Link had grabbed his friend, and was carrying her away.
"Zelda!" Link roared, charging after them. They soon started to disappear in a whirlwind of darkness, and Link was sucked in. He suddenly felt himslef slam into the ground, and looked up to see a sword in front of his face.
"This is..." he gasped. "The sacred shrine of the Four Sword.."
He suddenly leaped up.
"Zelda!" he called. "Princess Zelda!"
He balled his hands into fists, snarling. "Where's that dark guy?!"
He sighed, despair crashing over him. "Zelda's been kidnapped.." he said quietly. "Something bad really is happening to Hyrule... How am I goisupposed to rescue Zelda?!"
His gaze suddenly slid over to the sword. The sword... he thought. The sword that defeated Vaati... He rushed forward, gripping the sword's hilt. Don't do it! he told himself. If you do the seal will be broken! But... there's no other choice...
He suddenly pulled the sword from its pedestal, raising it skyward.
"Four Sword, lend me your power!" he yelled. He suddenly saw a flash, until he saw that beside him were... three copies of himself. One wore red, one blue, and one violet.
"Th-this is..." the original Link, green Link, gasped.
"That legend..." the blue Link growled.
"The one that pulls the Four Sword, his body shall be four?" the red Link questioned.
"So it was true!" the violet Link exclaimed.
Red Link sweatdropped, pulling one hand behind his head.
"But, it's a little wierd, seeing four of the same face," he said sheepishly.
"Our clothes are different colors," Blue Link pointed out.
"We should feel a lot stronger now that there are four of us!" Green link said enthusiastically. "Let's combine our strengths and rescue Zelda!"
"Yeah!" the others agreed, all drawing their swords. At that moment, a lrage creature, made of rock, sprouted from the ground, swinging at the four Links.
"I have come outside!" it roared. "It has been hundreds of years!"
"T-that's the sorcerer?!" Green Link yelped, stepping back.
"The seal's broken!" Blue Link growled.
"Well, it's too bad you came out," Violet Link hissed. "We'll make you go back where you came from!"
All of the Links sprang at the creature, slashing their swords at him. But, each time they wounded it, it regenerated.
"If we cut him in only one place, he'll regenerate!" Green Link called. "Let's try cutting him from four different areas at once!"
"All right!" the others called back, before each springing at the monster. However, a lot of them intended to attack the same area, and ended up crashing into eachother.
"What the hell are you doing?!" Blue Link snapped at Green Link.
"I was trying to cut his right hand!" Green Link snapped back. At that moment, the monster began rising higher, roaring loudly.
"Why are we so disorganized?!" Green Link growled. "This guy's not even human! We have to work together!"
Red Link took a step back from the creature.
"So, just how do we work together?" he asked. "I've never done any teamwork before!"
Blue Link suddenly stood, pointing at himself. "I'm more than enough for this guy!"
"No need for comrades," Violet Link said blankly. Green Link's eye twitched. Am I really this disagreeable? He thought to himself. No.. it really is me... All this has done is create four selfish versions of me... Ah, damn, if I had seriously listened to what Dad was saying, this wouldn't have happened...
The Links suddenly yelped as rocks began flying everywhere, and they felt themselves being pulled.
"He's... He's going to suck us up!" Violet Link howled. Suddenly, Green Link remembered something. That's right... Princess Zelda... We have to save her.. We can't let him beat us!
All of the Links suddenly sprang at the monster again, slashing wildly with their swords. When they fell back, they all stood in a circle, holding their swords up.
"Now!" they chorused. They all ran sideways, creating a spinning circle of Links, and they held their swords out to slash the monster. At that moment, the rock creature disappeared with a gust of wind.
"That's Vaati?!" Green exclaimed. "He's the evil sorcerer of Wind... We don't know if that's his true form..."
Suddenly, in a flash of black smoke, Shadow Link appeared once again, a cruel smirk plastered on his face.
"Vaati has revived," he sneered. "Thanks, Four Heroes!"
The shadow being grinned, a cruel, evil grin. "Now it's my turn to bury you guys," he snarled. "I'll lead you four to your ruin!"
Derp. Yay. Derpy first chapter done... XDDDD Hope ya liked. Derp.