The beams of the sun glimmered down upon the land, bringing warmth and light to all of its inhabitants. Figures pranced and played in the land of Skyloft, enjoying themselves without a care in the world. Peace had been restored since the defeat of the demon king demise, although the memories of the battle haunted one person in particular. He laid in his bed, but surprisingly wasn't asleep. His head was filled with the truth of his generations being cursed by demise. The peace could never be fully restored, their lives never fully lived. He rolled over to his side, grasping his pillow with one hand while staring off into space. Zelda...her generations would suffer too. Evil could sprout from the abyss at any given day. Link wished he knew a solution, but he also knew that it was hopeless. For all eternity...they'd be cursed. Even if Ganondorf were to be killed permanently, he'd return to haunt the newer generations of Link and Zelda. Evil has no rest. Now Link, for the first time, was restless. He and Zelda had returned to Skyloft for a while to catch up with her father and some old friends. Their true home was now the surface, where Zelda had decided to stay and live, including Link himself to stay with her as well. He felt as if he needed to stay, but was unsure as to why. Now they were back at Skyloft for the next two days.
A knock was heard at his door, causing him to jump a little and widen his eyes. He sat up, shaking off all of the negative encounters for now. "Link...? Are you still asleep?" A fragile, female voice asked curiously. It was Zelda. She knocked gently on the door again, waiting for him to wake up. He stretched, yawning with his mouth wide open. He stood up and walked over to his door, opening it to greet his childhood friend. She smiled and waved at him, saying, "Good afternoon, sleepyhead! I wanted to see you! You do remember what we had planned today, right?" She giggled and batted her eyes up at him. Link smiled and nodded once, brushing some frizzy blonde strands of hair out of his sleepy face. "
Of course I do!" He chimed, standing up straight.
"Good! Meet me outside after you're done getting dressed. I'll be waiting out in the front." Zelda replied, high in spirits. She turned around and then walked out of sight. Link sighed and closed his door again, only to hear yet another knock at his door. He re-opened his door, eye twitching as he saw another girl. This time it was one of his newer friends, Megan. She grinned with her hands fidgeting her braided hair. "Hi, Link! I just heard that you were awake and wanted to say good morning to you..." She said quickly but quietly, almost too fast for him to hear. "Good morning." Link said with a kind tone, bags under his eyes. Megan stood on her tippy toes and blushed before running away. Link furrowed his eyebrows in confusion and shut his door again, not planning to open it a third time. "Okay then.." He said to himself, heading towards his dresser.
Once he got dressed in his casual rags he left and met with Zelda outside. They spoke about the upcoming potion festival that would be later this evening, and about the dozens upon dozens of potions that would be there. Zelda mentioned that near the end there would be a brand new, extraordinary potion that the winner of the game would get to take home. It was said that this potion was so effective that it would last anyone a lifetime."What's the game?" Link asked casually, interested in the subject. Zelda replied while looking away shyly, "Three players will have to create a potion that will tame the overgrown. One of our remlits ingested a spore from a diseased mushroom and the effects were quite monstrous, but don't worry Link! I know you can do it! You're a natural!" Her words encouraged Link. He nodded with a small smile. "I'll do it!" He said confidently.
Their conversation was cut short by someone saying, "You always think that he'll win everything he enters, huh? Why is it so important to you that he always wins?" It was a strangely low female voice coming from behind Link. He swiftly turned around to see a short-haired, hazel-eyed girl. She wore torn black pants and a droopy pink shirt that showed her shoulders. Her pointy ears twitched as she looked at Zelda. Zelda stuttered, "W-Well he doesn't have to, I-I just have strong beliefs that he will is all..." Zelda replied quietly. The opposing female sneered and said, "Psh, yeah right! You're clown act is getting old. I can read you like a book. I'M going to be winning that potion festival and YOU..." She pointed to Link. He blinked rapidly, surprised by her gesture. "...YOU are going to stay out of my way! Got it? Stop playing the hero that everyone already knows you are! Your ego makes everyone sick!" With that, the strange girl huffed and then walked away...
"Don't listen to her, Link. She's just...upset from what's happened to Skyloft lately. Everyone's had to have time to settle since then." Zelda said in a way that seemed like she was reassuring herself rather than Link. Link just kept staring off into the direction that she went. He'd never seen her around here before. Who was she...?
