The Legend of Zelda: Golden Moon
Chapter 1 – The Trip to Kokiri Village
Princess Zelda stared longingly into the window of the garden. Getting a bit sore on her feet, she decided to take a seat on the marble steps. Her eyes lit up when she saw Link walk into the garden. She quickly rose to her feet.
"Hi, Zelda," Link greeted. "You look nice." The young boy was right. Instead of wearing her royal sock hat and baggy dress, the princess was clothed in a simple brown dress and her wavy blonde hair was pulled back from her face.
Zelda blushed. "Thank you." She looked down at the ground uncomfortably for a moment before realizing they shouldn't waste too much time. She looked back up at Link and asked, "So…are you ready?"
"Yup," Link replied. Just then Navi flew in the garden, looking outraged.
"Link!" the crabby fairy exclaimed. "You said you'd wait for me! Why didn't you?"
"I thought you were with me when I left the ammo shop!" Link replied.
"No! The stupid shop owner thought I was a trick bomb and tried to sell me to an old geezer with a crooked smile!" Navi retorted.
"Okay, I'm sorry!" Link apologized, wiping the sweat off his brow. "I won't leave you behind again!"
"Okay." Navi flew and rejoined Link. "So we're gonna go now, right?"
"No, we have to wait for Impa first," Zelda answered.
"Okay," Link said, seating himself down on the steps. "This might be a while."
Zelda took a seat next to him while Navi hovered above.
Link started to rub the back of his neck nervously. "Yeah, Zelda, sorry about yesterday when Navi pushed me into you."
Zelda smiled fondly. "That's okay."
Navi started hovering faster. "Hello! You're acting like I'm not here!"
"Oh, sorry, Navi," Zelda said.
Impa presently walked in, treading over the wet grass in her boots. "Are you ready to go, Princess?" she inquired. Link and Zelda had planned to visit Kokiri Village (and of course Navi and Zelda's bodyguard had to tag along) but on the way stop at Lon Lon Ranch for some fresh, cold milk.
Zelda stood up. "Yes, we're ready," she replied.
After the four of them had left the garden, they retrieved their horses from the stables. Zelda wanted to ride behind Link on Epona, so Impa rode alone on her own horse and led the way. Navi flew behind Link's horse, keeping a close eye on the princess. The trip across Hyrule Field was very relaxing in the warm morning breeze.
"So, Link, what are the people in Kokiri Village like?" Zelda asked the young hero.
"Most of them are nice," Link replied, clutching Epona's reins. "Except for Mido. He always picks on me 'cause I'm not a Kokiri."
"Oh, that's mean," Zelda remarked, downcast. Then she perked up. "But I bet it's really fun in the village during the summer!"
"Yeah," Link replied, nodding. "The watermelons are in season and the Deku-drops are in bloom. But best of all, the fireflies come out in the evening and light up the sky!"
Zelda wrapped her arms around Link's body and squeezed him tightly. "Sounds really fun! I can't wait!" she said enthusiastically, closing her eyes. Navi suddenly grew tense.
Link was caught off guard by Zelda's actions and fell straight off Epona and onto the soft grass. Epona halted.
Zelda giggled. "Link, are you alright?" she asked, trying not to burst out laughing. She hopped off the horse and came to Link's side. At that moment, Navi flew over to Link.
"Hwaa," Link muttered, dazed.
"Heehee, Link, you're so cute," the princess giggled. She bent over and kissed Link's cheek.
That woke Link up. His face turned extremely red and sweat began to pour down his forehead. To avoid further embarrassment, he flew onto Epona's back. He tugged the horse's reins with immense pressure, causing Epona to gallop away at top speed. However, the boy's face became even redder when he realized he had left Zelda behind. He quickly backed up, allowing the princess to mount the horse.
After Zelda was safely on the horses' back, Link said, "Yeah, sorry about that."
Zelda laughed. "I don't mind! It was funny!"
Navi, who had been completely ignored by Link, growled. She flew up to the boy and said, "Um, I think I'll go tell everyone in the Kokiri Village that the princess will be coming (and to throw eggs at her)."
"Okay, if you want to," Link replied.
Without another word, offended Navi fluttered away.
Impa stopped her horse and looked over her shoulder. "We're here, Princess," she said.
The three dismounted the horses and approached the ranch. Once inside, Malon and Talon greeted them.
"Welcome to Lon Lon Ranch," Talon greeted with a bow.
"Much obliged," Impa said. Then she turned to Zelda. "I'll go speak with Mr. Talon while you kids have fun."
"Okay!" Zelda agreed enthusiastically.
Malon turned to Link. "Do you and Princess Zelda want to see Epona's sister?" she asked eagerly.
"Sure!" Link replied. "C'mon, Zelda!" He grabbed the princess' hand and followed Malon to the pasture.
"This is Epona's sister," Malon announced, pointing to a white horse. "Her name is Mink."
Link scratched his head. "That's a strange name for a horse," he remarked, oblivious to the name's meaning.
Zelda frowned. "Well…why don't you show us how well she rides?" the princess suggested.
"Actually, I was hoping Link would try her out," Malon said.
Link was excited. "Could I?"
Malon smiled with pride. "Of course," she answered with a toss of her hair.
While Link eagerly mounted the horse, Zelda and Malon took a seat on the fence surrounding the field.
"So how long have you known Link?" Malon asked Zelda as they viewed Link's horse-back riding debut.
"Not too long," Zelda answered. "But we're best friends."
Malon's eyes clouded over. "Oh, I see." Then she thought, "Maybe what Navi told me yesterday was true."
"How long have you known Link?" the princess questioned.
Malon shrugged. "Not long either."
Zelda nodded. Just then she witnessed Link being bucked off Mink. "Link!" she cried in horror as the boy landed face-first in the dusty dirt. She abandoned her post on the fence and ran up to Link. "Link, are you alright?" she asked, helping the boy to his feet.
Link shook the dirt off his face. "I'm fine. I don't think that horse likes me."
"Probably 'cause of its stupid name," Zelda muttered.
"Huh?" Link asked.
"Oh, nothing," she replied.
Malon came up to the two before they could do anything she disapproved of. "Well, do you wanna have some milk?"
"That would be nice," Zelda replied.
The three of them went into the farm house and joined Impa around the table.
As they waited on Talon for the milk, Malon asked Link, "So, uh, Link, where's Navi?"
"Oh, she went ahead to the Kokiri Village for some reason. That's where we're heading," the boy replied.
Talon exited the kitchen with five jugs of milk. He distributed one to each of them and saved the last for himself. Then he took a seat at the table next to his daughter.
"So, princess," Impa began, taking a sip of her milk. "How long are we staying in the Kokiri Village?"
Zelda looked over at Link. "How long, Link?" she asked the milk-chugging boy.
Link wiped off the milk from his upper lip. "I guess a day if you want. You can stay in my house and Impa can stay in her tent outside, guarding my house." Impa raised her eyebrow, causing Link to sink in his chair. "She…can…have my bed and I'll sleep on the floor…as far away as possible, I assure you!"
"Alright," Impa finally agreed.
Link wiped the sweat off his brow in relief.
Malon strived to change the subject, but she couldn't think of anything to say. So she just sat there drinking her milk and looking innocent. But inside her little Malon head, she was scheming plans to burry Zelda alive.
After everybody had licked their mugs bone-dry, Impa said, "Well, we better get going, it's almost lunch."
Talon stood up. "I would offer you lunch here but we only have enough food for two people."
"That's perfectly alright, we'll get lunch somewhere," Impa told him.
As they were saying their goodbyes at the gate, Malon came up to Link.
"I had a fun time," the red-head told him shyly.
"I had fun, too," Link replied, oblivious to the fact that Malon was hitting on him.
"Well, I'll see you," she told the boy. Then she readied herself to kiss Link's cheek.
Zelda saw this coming. As soon as Malon leaned closer to Link, Zelda grabbed the boy's arm and jerked him out of the way.
"Hey!" Malon glared at Zelda. The princess just returned the glare.
"Let's go, Link," Zelda said. She grabbed the innocent boy's arms and walked away with him.
"Stupid princess thinks she can get anything she wants," Malon muttered.
Author's note: Just for a disclaimer, I don't own The Legend of Zelda. My mind doesn't work that brilliantly. Anyways, hello! I wrote this story a while ago (that's why it's not too well written, but if you hang in with me, I assure you, it will get better) in a notebook and just started to get around to copying it down on my computey. I'm gonna copy down all from my note book, and then I'll see how popular it is and decide if I should continue or not. So please review if you like so far! Cheers!