Maeva values the princess' life more than anyone else's. When sent to follow Link in hopes of a better future for all those who have fallen into the twilight, she decides SHE will save the princess. It becomes a race against time and a race against Link, but as time passes, will she learn to accept him? Rather, will he learn to accept what she is? Follows LoZ:TP.
Hey! Hehe, I got so into playing The Legend of Zelda: Twilight Princess that I had to make this. Of course, I am still continuing my KH story (the prequel to When Somebody Loves a Nobody, First Love), but I'm sorta into this first. Forgive me, everyone who reads First Love! Link compels me to do this. :D
It rains today. I can hear every raindrop pitter and patter against this broken castle- not that it matters; the twilight covers all. Everything that used to matter to the beings in this world.. Are they still important? Is there even any place here he hasn't overtaken yet? I know not. I hate it. I hate him. I hate myself for not being able to do anything. All I can do is protect her. At least, try to.
"Maeva."
She calls. I look to my left and see her. Standing by the window, staring outside, staring out at her world. Does she even still call it her world? The only thing I can call it is bleak. Then again, I haven't travelled much. I must stay by her side. I know not why she cloaks herself.. Still, she is elegant. As if her entire world hadn't crashed all around her. How I wish I could be as strong as her. Her. The Princess.
"Maeva."
"Yes, princess?" I quickly respond to the sad tone her voice resonated. I wish to save her. But how? I cannot let her out of my sight, but..
"It's Zelda, Maeva.. Where is Midna?"
I look around the room, expecting Midna to arrive, trying to surprise us with whatever she was looking for. Nothing. "I don't know.." I wonder if she even found what she was looking for. "Earlier she told me she had sensed a presence. Someone brought in by the.. Shadows.. She went to search for this presence."
The princess nods and continues to stare out the window. I feel so lucky. That she would grace me with her presence even as I am.. this. Perhaps it is because I was made with this form.. No, she accepts Midna as well.
All of a sudden, something black jumps in through the window. I stand from the almost-broken wooden chair I was sitting on and ready myself. The princess holds her hand up, and I realize it is Midna.. On a creature. It is a wolf. Is that an earring?
I notice the princess' eyebrows as they crease. "Midna?"
Midna giggles as usual. Such frivolity. "You remember my name? What an honor for me.. Maeva, look!" She points her index finger towards the wolf.
The princess stares at the wolf with much interest. I turn to look at it as well. It looks back at me, and I find that I am taken aback. Not with fear, or surprise. I don't know what it is.. Its eyes shine with courage, but there is much confusion. It has something above its cerulean eyes, but I cannot tell if it's just a birth mark of some sort. And yes, it does have an earring. What an odd animal. The fact that it hasn't ripped Midna to shreds surprises me, as it is much bigger than she is. Then again, Midna has always been skilled at bending beings to do her will.
"So this is the one for whom you were searching." The princess speaks softly. What could be so interesting about a beast with such strong eyes? ...I wonder if I just answered my own question. From the corner of my eye, I see Midna nod and shrug.
"He's not exactly what I had in mind, but... I guess he'll do."
I finally manage to take my eyes away from the wolf. "Where did you find it? ..Him, rather?"
"The dungeons. Like I said earlier, he was captured by the shadows." Strong as he looks... I suppose even something with such eyes and seemingly large strength cannot fight against his forces.
Somehow, I know that the princess sighed. "You were imprisoned? I am sorry."
"Poor thing," Midna laughs, her voice echoing against the walls of the dark room. A candle provides little light for such a dark place. "He has no idea where this is or what's happened. Care to explain, Maeva?"
I simply stare into Midna's eye. "I as a foreigner have no right to tell the tale of this world when its denizen stands beside me."
Midna rolls her eyes, shaking her head. She does that all the time. "Drama. As usual. So since Maeva completely refuses to explain, don't you think you should explain to him what you've managed to do? You owe him that much... Twilight Princess!" She giggles. I don't know what she finds funny about anything.
I wonder if the princess finds Midna annoying at all. I can never tell with her, for she keeps herself hidden. I only ever see her eyes. "Listen carefully.." The princess explains to the wolf what happened to this world. It is then that I realize it. This wolf.. Could he possibly be a human as well? He seems to understand what the princess is telling him. I'm just surprised that he didn't turn into a spirit, unlike the rest of the humans when they are under the twilight's shroud. Maybe the strength of his heart prevented him from fully turning into a spirit? No.. Can that happen? I don't think that's it.. Maybe for another Kingdom. Or perhaps it has something to do with that mark above his eyes.
"The kingdom succumbed to twilight, but I remain its princess... I am Zelda." The princess introduces herself to the wolf. It pains me whenever I hear that story. "You both don't have to look so sad!" Midna smiles, and looks to me. "We actually find it to be quite livable! I mean, is perpetual twilight really all that bad?"
"Midna," The princess almost scolds, but she keeps her tone calm. "This is no time for levity. The shadow beasts have been searching far and wide for you. Why is this?"
Midna shiftily looks around for a moment, then laughs as she stares at me. "Why indeed? You tell me!"
I look to the princess, who looks back at me with shocked eyes. "What is wr-"
"Time has grown short. The guard will soon make his rounds. You must leave here, quickly." I frown. "Why, princess?" I am not one to doubt the princess' intentions, but.. Why? I must protect her!
She looks to the wolf. "I see much hope for you... In him."
I stare at the wolf incredulously. "The wolf? Truly, princess?"
"Truly. Please, you must leave quickly.. Before the guard comes. You want to help, don't you, Maeva?"
"Yes, princess."
"Then follow Midna. I trust she knows what to do with the wolf. I trust you to save us all from the twilight." A feeling of enlightenment fills me, and I nod. To save the princess, I must save her kingdom. And to save her kingdom, I must defeat the twilight. I walk to the door. "Not that way!" Midna shouts to me. I turn around and Midna points to a cracked window above the room. "The guard's coming! Boy, he's prompt!"
Seeing the candle that illuminated the stairs, the wolf (with Midna on him) jumps out of the window. I look to the princess worriedly, but she refuses to look back now. I take a deep breath. I have not left the princess since we met. I don't know if I can let go...
"Maeva! Today, please?" I hear Midna's shriek from the window.
"...Yes," I reply, although only I can hear it, then jump and crawl through the window.
Panting, I sit outside with Midna and the wolf. The rain has stopped, but I wish it hadn't. Midna is speaking with the wolf and I'd rather not listen in. I want to save Hyrule.. But how? I could not even stop him. "Well, you'd have to be my servant.. and like a servant, you'd have to do exactly as I say! Why don't you go back, take a little time, and give it some thought?" Midna giggles, patting the wolf. I repress a chuckle as the wolf slightly glares at Midna. She does talk a lot.
Midna turns to me. "I'm taking the wolf back to where he first took on this form."
I nod and stand up. "I will go with you."
She raises an eyebrow at me. "So eager to leave your princess?"
I look away. "Her orders."
"Ah," Midna says it in her usual amused tone, and as usual I ignore it. Midna opens a portal and I open my eyes once we have been transported. I look around. Beautiful. This spring has not yet been covered in the twilight, and tadpoles swim around my feet. I want to jump onto the deeper side, but I remember the princess. I hear Midna speak, but when I turn to the wolf, she is gone. I then see eyes from the wolf's shadow, and realize that she is there. "Where are we to go?" I ask.
"Looks like this is where the wolf is from," Midna replies. "We go into town!" I nod and look to my right. There is a bridge, but beyond it.. No. The twilight has affected this place as well, and it slowly continues to spread.. The wolf starts to lead me to his town. As we walk there, I see an empty two-story house, and to its right, a few targets and such. I wonder who lives there? I look at a sign by the ladder leading to the house.
"LINK", it says. Hmm. Was he taken by the twilight as well? I shrug, deciding to find out later, when I had saved the princess (for that is more important than learning who owns such a nice-looking home; I know my priorities), and follow the wolf into town.
Torches are lit, and I can almost taste the fear swarming the place. I kneel beside the wolf. "You are not the only one who has been taken.. Are you?" I ask him. He shakes his head, and I look around some more. There is a man on one of the small hills by the lake, and he is quivering in fear. Why does he leave the safety of his home and stand where he is so vulnerable? The wolf tries to walk towards the hill the man is on, but the man screams and the wolf is forced to retreat. I shake my head and turn to the wolf. "They're so scared that they are startled by a wolf. I will go into town. Meanwhile.."
"The wolf and I will look for a sword and shield!" Midna suggests. "For me, of course."
"Of course."
"And you can be the distra- I mean, you go around town, since you can fit in. Gather information on what might have happened to this wolf's friends. Can you sense his worry?"
"So much that it almost haunts me."
"I agree," Midna shudders. "So we'll meet back here at the entrance to the village, okay?" I nod. It doesn't matter, really. This is such a small town that I only need to look around to see Midna and the wolf. I enter a house (it is a shop, so I don't think they will mind if I enter without knocking) and see a plump woman leaning on the counter, and something that seems to be her cat prowling about. She notices me and jumps. "Oh! ..A traveller?"
I suppose I should go with that. "Yes."
"We don't get many visitors around here...Look around and, well, buy what you want." I pretend to 'look around', as there is nothing useful for me here. I turn to the woman. It isn't odd that she's been staring at the Leviathan since I entered, but.. "Is there something wrong? This is not the attitude of someone who wants to sell something."
The woman sighs and looks at me. "Yes.. I guess you're right. It's just that-- oh, I'm so worried."
"About what?" Midna tells me these people like it when others listen to them spouting on and on about their problems, though I can't imagine why anyone would want to burden another with their trust. I certainly would not.
"The children of the town. Monsters came over here and took them all! Malo, Talo, Beth, Ilia, Colin, and the rancher, Link... It's terrible, I don't know what to do!" So this Link was taken. And the wolf could be one of those six that were mentioned.
"I think you should pray for the best," I said to her, afterwards getting a bad taste in my mouth. No such prayers ever work for me. "I am sure someone will save your children..." Someone like the wolf. I neared the door.
"You're right again. Maybe... You're not going to buy anything?" I shake my head and toss her 20 rupees. "No, but I might as well have."
I quickly leave the shop and look around for Midna and the wolf. So perhaps they aren't as easy to find as I thought they would be. I try to open the door of the house across the shop, but it is locked. I walk a little ways to the west of the house and see two people leaving a house, but my attention turns to the man quivering on the hill when he starts screaming again. "Mon-monster! You've returned for more, haven't you?! My- my daughter.. Return her!" He yells at the wolf. He takes a reed and blows into it, producing quite a pleasant sound. It turns unpleasant when an eagle comes to him and attacks the wolf. I hear Midna grumble and the wolf retreats once more.
I suppose I can try to be a distraction. I walk up to that side of the town and stand at the bottom of the ledge. "Excuse me, sir!" I call to him.
He looks down and sees me. "Who-who are you??" He asks warily.
"A traveller," I stick to the plump woman's story. "I had just entered town and I was wondering what the occassion is. It is almost midnight and here you are, standing on a hill, on its ledge, screaming. Don't you think you might wake the others?"
The man sighs, and I see the wolf jumping onto the roof of the shop from earlier. "You don't understand," he shakes his head. "My daughter was taken... Oh, Beth..." He kneels and holds his head. I look to the wolf, who jumps onto the same ledge the man is on. The man notices the impact of the wolf's jump, and starts screaming. "Whoa!" He shouts as he falls off the ledge. It is not too high a ledge, so I don't think he got hurt. The man holds his back. "Ugh... Why didn't you catch me..."
I stare at the man. "I'm sorry. That wolf... Is that the one you were wary about?"
"Yes," The man sits up by the ledge when he is sure that the wolf is gone. "But that wolf's companions were worse. They came this morning, took the children, and left everyone in a mess.."
"I see."
"You'll help us.. Won't you? That weapon.." He looks to my Leviathan.
"I will try," I mutter, and the wolf and Midna have entered the house with the windmill. Why? I know not, but Midna will have to reveal it to me soon. I walk back to the house with the two humans and I hear a man say, "What was that sound?! The children could not have returned... could they? I must go out and search one last time. You get inside the house. I have placed the sword that was to be our gift to Hyrule on the couch. If the mayor comes for it, please give it to him." So a sword is inside this house. Surely Midna will want it. She and the wolf are still in the other house, so..
I walk up to the man, and see that the person he was speaking with was his wife. "But, darling.. Your injuries!"
"It doesn't-" The wife looks at me, and so does the man. They stare at me with wide eyes, and the man shouts, "Beast! I have found you!"
He rushes at me and I step aside. He runs past me, and I realize that it is the wolf he was calling. Oh, no. I watch as the wolf dodges the man as well and retreats into the water. The man doesn't see it, but I do. The man walks back to his wife and the two now pay attention to me.
"Are you all right?" The woman asks me. I nod, "Yes. I am a traveller." The woman smiles, but the man looks suspicious. "Where are you from?"
"Hyrule," I answer, clearing my throat.
"Oh, you have come to pick the sword up?" The wife asks, and the wolf runs up to the side of the house. I shake my head.
"Actually-"
"The shield! It's gone!" I hear someone shriek. Ugh. Denizens in this town seem to like destroying other people's eardrums. The man's eyes widen, and he bursts into his house. The sword is gone- the wolf and Midna as well. A rather chubby man runs up to the house, and he calls the man who ran into the house. "Rusl!" He exclaims, "The shield has been stolen!"
This 'Rusl' leaves the house and frowns agitatedly. "The sword is gone, too. Who could have taken it?" I slowly back away, but Rusl turns to me. "You!" I stare at him and say nothing.
"Who is she?" The other man asks.
"I don't know," Rusl says. "Uli, get into the house." His wife looks at me fearfully then nods, entering the house. I strongly dislike it when people look at me like that. The two men look at me. Rusl glares at me. "I bet you're with the wolf."
"Yeah!" The man on the ledge from earlier runs up to them. "When the wolf pushed me off the ledge, she didn't move a muscle to help me!" The largest one of them stares at me.
"Are you sure?"
"Yes," Rusl nods, and points at me. "Why else would she have those weird markings on her? She must be working for those pigs that took the children!"
"You misunderstand," I shake my head. No. I hate it when humans judge me because of these markings. "I am only trying to-"
"Get her!"
