The New Cucco In Town

When Palutena hears something is wrong with the future hero of time, she sends Pit to Hyrule to be the young boy's guardian angel. Link was always hoping for a fairy, but... a new friend was good too.

Kid Icarus and Legend of Zelda crossover. This takes place before Kid Icarus Uprising, and a few years before Link's journey in Ocarina of Time. Link is only eight years old and Pit appears about 13 (though he's probably well over that, being a timeless angel and all.)

Disclaimer: I obviously do not own either franchise or the characters from them, and this fanfic will only be used for reader entertainment or otherwise.


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"Can you see, Lady Palutena? There is so much green!" An enormous smile was slapped across Pit's face as he flew through the air. His bright brown hair flipped back in the wind and his arms were spread out Superman style. His wings were lit up in the bright and sparkling blue glow that indicated the goddess of light was helping him fly. The sun warmed his face as the angel took in a deep breath and dove into a cloud. Misty puffs evaporated around him, swirling tufts of white around his glowing wings. The weather was perfect for flying that day, against the pale blue backdrop of sky. "Its a lot different from the Underworld, that's for darn Skippy. I keep expecting Reapers to pop out at me."

"Hee hee, I'm glad you're having fun Pit, but remember you only have two minutes left!" Palutena's velvety voice rang to the angel. It was sort of embarrassing, but Pit was an angel that could not fly. He could only do so with the goddess's power, and even then it only lasted five minutes. But hey, that was better than never flying at all! Palutena watched the angel from her temple in Skyworld, guiding him in his flight across the new land called Hyrule. She had seen these sights before, but to the young angel, everything was shiny and new. It brought a smile to her face to see Pit so happy. He had been through more horrors in the Underworld than any other of her angels, and deserved some much needed recuperation. Even as she thought this, the young angel was speaking again.

"So this is the place right, Lady Palutena? We've never gone so far from Skyworld... this must be pretty important." Pit said as he scanned the grounds below. He had seen some beautiful as well as terrifying places while on a mission to rescue the goddess of light, but this new place had such a surreal feel to it. From so high up he could see a mountain with a spiral of smoke surrounding the top. There was a large lake with crystal clear water running from a waterfall into a canyon. The green fields stretched out in every direction. He had never seen so many trees and lakes, as what lined the fields of Hyrule.

Palutena's heavenly voice called again, "It is important Pit. Probably one of the most important missions for us too..."

"Why is that, Lady Palutena?"

"You'll see once you arrive, Pit. At any rate, it will probably take a bit more time than you're used to."

"That's okay. I'll do anything for you, Lady Palutena!"

"That's so sweet Pit! I'll remember that the next time I need a cup of coffee."

"Ugh... I'm even captain now, but I'm still picking up your coffee? I guess I'll never move up from that job then huh?"

"Haha nope!"

The angel had finally dipped under the clouds low enough to touch the treetops. In the distance, he spotted several flicks of black moving around. Pit strained his eyes to see that it was actually just a flock of dark birds in the distance. With the skies clear, they were clearly visible. Pit couldn't exactly change his flight route, but he was about to head right into the swarm of them.

"Holy Hera that's a lot of birds! Lady Palutena, can we steer, you know, AWAY from them?"

"Huh... those must be some of Hyrule's baddies. You can shoot them if you need to, Pit."

"What!? No way! They are just cute little birds, I can't pop any arrows in-" Pit's thought was abruptly cut off as the small birds began to gather around him. From every angle, tiny beaks poked into Pit's sides and hair, prodding at his white scarf and tunic. They made loud chirping noises in rapid succession, not unlike airship sirens sounding off. The creatures seemed determined to peck at him as if he were a giant piece of birdseed. Pit flailed around, in attempt to shake them off, but the tiny feathered creatures were flocking around him by the hundreds. Or fifties at least. Pit was probably exaggerating. "Lady Palutena, help!" he called out above the screeching. Without any control over his body, the angel took a nose dive straight downward. His bright eyes widened in terror as he fell like a torpedo into a mess of emerald coated trees below.

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Meanwhile in the forest, a kokiri boy's face was drizzled with tears. He brought up a shaky fist and brushed them away with a sniff. His sky blue eyes were reddened from crying and starting to feel sore. He had been walking through the Lost Woods for some time, letting himself get more and more lost with each step. Well, he would be lost, but he came here so often that he had nearly memorized the various twisting pathways. This boy, named Link, ran an uneasy hand through his blonde locks and adjusted his green hat. Don't listen to Mido, Link! He's just a bully! He could hear Saria's sweet voice in his thoughts saying. The thought normally would have made the eight-year-old smile, but today even that wasn't stopping his stale tears. Link found himself in a familiar clearing with a single tree. Unbeknownst to anyone, he had hidden his treasure there. Getting on his knees, the little boy rustled around in the tall grass until his hand felt the smooth handle of the object he had hidden in the tall green blades. He pulled out the little slingshot and stared at it a moment before he brought himself to his feet. Taking the little toy in hand, he closed one eye and held it out, aiming for the tree where he had set up a little wooden target. The boy pulled a deku seed from his green pockets and put it into the band. With a quick snap, the seed went flying and hit the dead center of the target perfectly. He had been practicing of course, and getting a lot better. All of that wouldn't matter whenever Mido would mention a certain little thing... In the Kokiri forest, all of the children had fairies to watch over and guide them. They were beautiful glowing orbs of light with glittering wings that followed their partners wherever they may go. All Kokiri children were gifted with these fairies. It was sort of a rite of passage for a Kokiri to earn his or her fairy. Link was the only Kokiri boy without his own fairy. He didn't fit in... He couldn't fit in. Saria was the only one who would ever talk nicely to him. He was grateful to have her as a friend... but he felt that it somehow was unfair to her. That she was disappointed in him as well. That wasn't true of course, but the young boy could hardly be blamed for thinking that way.

Link's long ear twitched as an unfamiliar noise sounded from somewhere above. It was almost like a voice... But that couldn't be. Only Saria and himself had ever come this far into the forest... Then he heard the noise again, only louder. It definitely sounded like a boy screaming. He looked up to where an unusual white object was high above him. Suddenly that flash of white came crashing down into the clearing accompanied by another high-pitched shriek. It crashed into the dirt with incredible force and sent several birds flying off in fright. Link quickly dove into the grass to hide, trembling violently. His electric blue eyes strained to see the monster as he lay there in the grass.

"Ow ow ow ow oooooooooow! What's the big idea, dropping me here, Lady Palutena?" a boy's voice whined. A short distance away, Pit sat up and rubbed the back of his head. He quickly checked over his wings to ensure nothing was broken from his sudden fall.

"Sorry about that, Pit. Your five minutes ran out, so I had to use a forced landing. Though, I think this is the perfect place to have landed anyway."

"Eh, why do you say that?" The angel replied, cocking his head to the side in confusion. He felt an abrupt sting to the back of his head. Pit looked around unsteadily, about to draw his bow when another sharp snap hit him on the nose.

"Agh! What the-?" He looked down at the ground where the tiny brown seed had landed in the soft grass.

"G-go away monster!" A tiny voice called out. Judging by the tone of the voice, it was probably just a scared kid. Pit swiveled around to find the owner of the voice, noticing the crop of blond in the grass. He smiled a little and got down on his knees by the grass. This, he decided, would be much easier than dealing with Underworld baddies.

"Hey I'm not a monster! How about you come out to see? I'm really nice, I promise!" Pit said in his best sweet-as-honey tone. He stared into the grass as a little blond kid came out slowly. He looked to be around eight or nine years old, wearing all green attire and brown boots that were far too big for him. The first things that came to Pit's attention were the long elfish ears. The boy's electric blue eyes scanned the angel nervously, as if he wasn't so sure that Pit was telling the truth or not.

"Are you a... giant cucco?" The child asked suddenly, nodding to the large white wings on his back. Pit blinked his eyes and let loose a loud laugh.

"No, no, I'm an angel! My name is Pit, servant of the goddess of light!"

"Like the goddesses? Din, Nayru, and Farore?"

"Huh? No, I mean Lady Palutena! She's the goddess of light! Lady Palutena, can ya help me out here?" Pit glanced upwards nervously as he scratched the back of his head.

From far away he could hear the tingling of Palutena's voice calling out to him, "I don't think he can hear me, Pit. At any rate, this boy is the reason I sent you here. The goddesses he mentioned, I spoke with one of them earlier..."

"You can do that?" Pit answered without realizing. Link took an uneasy step back. The angel was looking up into the sky, yelling to it intently. Link looked up, following Pit's gaze for what he could possibly be talking to.

Palutena continued anyway, "Yes, it's simple really. One goddess to another, I can communicate with all sorts of other worldly beings. She explained something interesting to me... I can't exactly give you ALL the details... but this boy is important. See if you can talk to him. Get him to open up a little, so we can find out whats wrong."

"If you say so, Lady Palutena. You're usually right about these things."

"You mean I'm always right, right?"

"Uh... left?"

"Ahem... I'll leave it to you, Pit." The angel looked down at the little boy again and a wide grin spread on his face.

"So, you never told me your name." He stated as more of a question. The boy looked down at his shoes and puffed out a sigh.

"My name is... I'm Link."

"Okay Link… hey wait a second… What's a kid doing in a big forest like this?" Pit said as he propped his hands on his waist. He could hardly even see the skyline beyond the thick green foliage above them. The small clearing they were standing in seemed to have multiple exits. He would be surprised if anyone could find their way around the place, let alone a kid as young as this. Link puffed up his cheeks and balled his fists. Pit blinked at the sudden change, watching those tiny blue eyes spark up.

"I'm not just a kid! I'm going to be a hero someday." With this Link jumped, hitting the air as if it were a monster. Pit's sky blue eyes widened with both excitement. This boy wanted to be a hero! An angel could totally help out with that! Especially an angel with as much experience as yours truly. He sensed there was something wrong though… oblivious as Pit normally was, he was pretty good at telling when people were upset. The red under Link's eyes kind of stood out too…

"Tell ya what Link, it's your lucky day! I'm going to train you to be a hero! There is no better angel for the job. I'm Lady Palutena's champion after all." Pit said triumphantly, grinning to the top of his leaf crown. Link raised an unimpressed eyebrow. "No really! I don't mean to brag, but I stopped big bad Medusa all by myself." Pit went on to say.

"Who's Med-oosa?" the little boy asked, drawing out the letters more than strictly necessary. Pit's triumphant bravado fell a bit, but he wasn't giving up! Link silently led the way out of the Lost Woods, surprising Pit with each confident direction the small boy was making. While the woods was beautiful, it was also confusing. Pit had a feeling he wouldn't be able to find his own way back very easily. Soon they came out into a serene looking forest. Small huts were placed around, each looking more like tree houses than anything. Link expertly jumped down from the high ledge, with the angel following.

"Aren't you going to fly away now that you're out of there?" the little boy asked almost bitterly, not looking Pit in the eye. The angel narrowed. Something was definitely up with this kid. He just had to figure out how to make it better. With that thought in mind, Pit grinned with a determined gaze.

"No way. I'm your guardian angel remember? I won't leave until you're a hero." Link sighed, but didn't offer any kind of reply.

"Oh look, the cry baby is back." a voice hollered from near by. Link's eyes went wide with fear. Pit was about to ask him what was wrong, but the boy pushed against his chest insistently. The little blond bowed his head insecurely and pushed harder, trying to get the angel to move.

"Go hide! Y-you can't let them see you!" the little kokiri practically begged with a crack in his frightened voice, trying to urge Pit to find somewhere to conceal himself. Pit looked around anxiously, quickly obeying the boy by leaping into a pile of tall grass behind a little hut. From his grass pile, Pit saw three other little boys approach Link. Either they looked a tad older than him, or Link was just short for his age. All three of them were also blond and wearing all green. The angel figured it must have been normal around this place called Hyrule. Come to think of it, a lot of the centurions looked alike too. It couldn't be that strange.

"Been hiding out in the woods, Link?" the taller of the boys spouted. His round, child-like face was turned up into a sneer.

"What do you want, Mido?" the angel heard Link's voice shaking, but trying to stay confident all at the same time. Pit strained to peek through the grass to see what his new friend would do.

"Were you looking for Saria, twerp? Give it up already. She only hangs out with you cause she feels sorry for you." Pit was tempted to leap out from his hiding place and give those bullies a harsh word or two. He watched Link carefully, waiting for the little boy to talk back. The little kokiri merely stood there, with his head lowered. He'd finished crying hours ago, but his eyes were red and puffy once more. Link didn't say a word as the other boy went on, "Whats the matter, crybaby? Not gonna say anything?" Mido and the two other boys with him snickered. To the angel's horror, Mido then reached out and shoved Link back a foot or two. Link didn't even look phased by it, as if it were an everyday thing. Pit slapped a hand over his own mouth to avoid shouting out. Judging by Link's reaction earlier, it was obvious he didn't want the angel to interfere. But why!? He could leap out and give the a scare, or at least tell them to knock it off. But Link didn't want those kids seeing an angel... He wouldn't tell him to hide without some reason for doing so.

"Lady Palutena are you seeing this!? This is nuts..." Pit whispered harshly. The goddess sighed in agreement, rather than giving any sort of reply. "Hoo boy. I guess I've got my work cut out for me, if I'm gonna help Linky out. He just lets those kids walk all over him!"

"You're one to talk, Pit."

"Yeah, yeah, I'm a doormat. But you know... Thats partially your fault, Lady Palutena."

"I accept the blame. Anyway, you should probably talk to Link before you jump into anything hasty."

"I hear you, Lady Palutena... but this is hard to watch. The poor kid..." Turning his attention back to the kids, noticing a loud laugh from the round-faced boy.

"Too bad the Great Deku Tree won't pick you. Who would pick a no-fairy loser?" Link grimaced, but merely stared at the ground instead of replying. Finally it seemed the trio was getting bored. Mido let loose a loud huff, roughly pushing past Link. The little boy looked relieved. The tension in his shoulders visibly fell as soon as they had gone. Pit took that moment to leap out of his hiding place. Link flinched a mile with a tiny shriek to match.

"Link, what the heck was that!?"

"W-what? I dunno what you mean..."

"Oh come on! Those kids were being bullies! Why didn't you say anything?"

"It wouldn't make them stop, even if I did." Link started walking, kicking a rock under his boot with a heavy sigh. Pit scratched the back of his head at the reaction. He would have to try a little harder to get anything from Link.

"Okay... well... what was this tree they were talking about?" Link whipped around to face him with bright eyes. Maybe this subject was better for him.

"The Great Deku Tree is the guardian spirit of the forest. He protects all Kokiri. Uh... that's what we're called. Kokiri." Pit might have been a stranger here, but he understood spiritual beings. In a way, he was one after all.

"Ah okay. But if that's the case... why are they picking on you? That seems like a pretty cruel thing to do in such a spiritual place."

"Oh... I'm kind of different... I guess that's why. I don't have a fairy."

"You're gonna need to explain that one..."

"All Kokiri kids have a fairy. They follow us and guide us... Well... most of us. I don't have a fairy." The gears were already working through Pit's mind. Link didn't have a fairy. That was something special and tradition here. While he may not have completely understood it, he could see why it was a big deal to Link. Pit put a hand to his chin in thought. He flapped his wings lightly behind him, and idea forming.

"Hey, Link, how about I be your fairy?"

"Huh?"

"Yeah! I've got wings. And I'm your guardian angel for a while. It makes sense to me!"

"You be my fairy? But you have big cucco wings... you're definitely not a fairy..."

"No, but I'm close right? And if not a fairy, I can at least be your friend." Link stared down at the grass. Angels really were nice. Everyone in the forest made fun of him, or ignored him. Saria was really the only one who tried to be his friend. He was beginning to believe that he was too different for anyone to like him. Now there was someone who wholeheartedly wanted to help him. When Link looked up again, there was a grin on his face.

"I... I guess I could use a friend."

"Thats the spirit, Linky!" The angel leaped up, feeling himself lift off the ground for a second as if in flight. He knelt down and ruffled the boy's blonde hair with a laugh.

"Linky? Eck that sounds girly."

"I've already started calling you that in my head! I can't just stop now."

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