Me: This is my first Zelda fic. Flames, anything welcome. I do not own Forgotten Realms or the Zelda series Oh, Gerudos are surface drow, Gorons are dwarves, and everyone else are elves. Malon is a half-drow, and Gerudos have all the abilities but the darkness. Malon can levitate, aven though she is not a noble, and her mother was drow. Ok? Get it? Got it? Good. Enjoy! ^^
New Worlds
It was a peaceful predawn in Hyrule Castle. Zelda awoke, for what reason she did not know. But then- the sound that woke her up- a clank of a horse's bridle being buckled, followed by a neigh. Then she heard it- Link, her brother, who she never wanted to lose, "Hush, Epona." She rushed from her room in the parapet of Hyrule Castle and into the courtyard, the one just outside the thick walls of the castle itself. Ever since Ganon's defeat, the castle had been rebuilt, the redeads somehow restored, and the people of Kakariko, the ones born and raised in Hyrule Castle Town had returned.
"Link? Where are you going?"
He jumped visibly, and then said shakily, "I'm just cleaning Epona up."
Zelda was skeptical. She knew him too well. "You're leaving, aren't you?'
He lowered his head. "Yes."
"Where?"
"I...I don't know."
"Shall I come with?"
"NO." he said firmly. "It's dangerous out there."
She turned. "Well, at least let me supply you..."
He smiled and said, "Maybe later. Thanks for understanding, Zelda." Suddenly, a clatter of hooves made them both jump.
"Link?" Malon cried. "It's already past dawn, and Mikau's getting dehydrated!"
He looked up suddenly, tears in the corners of his eyes. "Goodbye..Princess."
She was taken aback. She could not believe... "Link? What's wrong?"
"I just...I need some time. I crave adventure, sister!" He turned away.
"Wait, Link!" He heard Nabooru's voice. The Gerudo drow would certainly want to come with. "We, the sages, have companions for you." She pulled out a horse figurine. "If you are going through the caves, you must keep Epona in this. Epona soon was nothing more than a copper mist inside the copper figurine.
Next up was Ruto. "Link, I have this sea turtle figure- call out its name and it will come. Its name is Urazoe and harnesses the power of the Water and Great Bay Temples."
Next was Rauru. "I have this, a mire kavu, a dodongo-like creature adept in water,forest, and underground areas. It harnesses the power of all three Spiritual Stones. Its name is Tril, drow for bite."
Saria came next. "I have a wolf, which harnesses the power of the Forest and Woodfall Temples. Her name is Farore, after the forest-protector goddess."
Next was Impa. "This is a great magical owl, with metal talons and a razor beak. Its name is Kaepora Gaebora- in fact, it is Kae. Its figure is formed from the Shadow Medallion- as are the others from their respective temples. It harnesses the powers of the Shadow Temple."
Darunia, his solemn dwarven face broken by a small grin, said, "I have the dragon Volvagia. It will obey your commands and harnesses the powers of the Fire and Snowhead Temples."
Link was overwhelmed, almost speechless. "Thank you all. I know these beasts are incredibly loyal and strong... it must be hard to part with them."
Nabooru steadied herself with a deep breath and stepped forward. "Link, I know you don't-"
He raised a hand and smiled. "Say no more," he replied as he laid a hand on her shoulder. Then he turned. "I would like you to meet my friends." He gestured. Mikau walked into the royal stable. "My friend, and also a great musician, the Zora Mikau.
"Greetings," he said in his watery voice. "I am honored to meet the great princess, and the sages of the Temples, especially Ruto's." He nodded and she blushed.
"Next is my good stone dwarf friend, also a great musician, Darmani."
"Greetings." He said gruffly. "I am equally happy to have ye, one of my own, to represent us, Brother." Darunia let his grin grow slightly.
"Finally, my new friend, the friendly Dakeu, a deku scrub, once again, a musician."
He waddled in and his eyes widened when he saw Saria. He bowed low, and in the Deku tongue, said, "It is an honor, Sage Saria." She smiled.
Malon stepped through, her dark skin glistening with sweat and her red hair nearly matted. "I've got the supplies in the extraplanar blanket. Are we ready?"
Link turned again. "Almost. Zelda," he turned back. "I know you want to come, but if you want to help," He walked toward her as she tried to blink back tears. "can you get us some mithril weapons for our friends?"
She smiled then. "Of course, brother. Anything I can do." She turned to go, then stopped and turned around. "Link...here. Take the Ocarina of Time back." She smiled again and, once again, turned to leave.
Link was stunned. It was an honor, it was finally like he was really part of the Royal Family! "Thank you..." he said quietly.
**
Soon, the group of six were on their way up Death Mountain Trail, Nabooru with new mithril scimitars, Malon with mithril sabers, Link with the Master Sword and a mithril machete, Mikau with mithril sleeves for his fins, Darmani with mithril, spiked gloves, and Dakeu with a mithril-chain hood. While all of the items were magical, Mikau's sleeves, when he let his fins out, added a sharp claw on each side facing forward; Darmani's gloves, when he balled up, covered his spikes with a stronger mithril coating; and Dakeu's hood, when he spun, fired a flurry of spears at whatever enemy he was pointing at.
"We're here," Darmani announced. "We must go into the crater- ye all have Goron Tunics, nay?" Everyone nodded. "Good. Darunia gave me a map through the tunnels, and then Malon has old Underdark maps from her mother."
As they started forward, Link spoke quietly to Nabooru. "We are looking for the Sword Coast, so we will come up through a volcano near the coast, at which point we will use Urazoe to get to the city of Luskan, where we will go through the Evermoors to reach Silverymoon, where we can make a living as a band until Malon and I can start an inn and stables. We've been craving adventure, and a change of pace."
She nodded and said, "I have also been craving adventure. It has been a long time since the Spirit Temple." Link smiled in agreement. The companions would make a good team. What they didn't know was that a Bregan D'Aerthe scout was watching their every move. Especially the half-drow and the Gerudo, the scout thought to himself as he sped silently off to report to Jarlaxle...
Me: Well, first fic for this kind of thing. For Digimon, I went under Mimi Takaishi at first. But now, they'll all be on this name: RAISTANIS FOREVER!!!! *cough* sorry. ^^
New Worlds
It was a peaceful predawn in Hyrule Castle. Zelda awoke, for what reason she did not know. But then- the sound that woke her up- a clank of a horse's bridle being buckled, followed by a neigh. Then she heard it- Link, her brother, who she never wanted to lose, "Hush, Epona." She rushed from her room in the parapet of Hyrule Castle and into the courtyard, the one just outside the thick walls of the castle itself. Ever since Ganon's defeat, the castle had been rebuilt, the redeads somehow restored, and the people of Kakariko, the ones born and raised in Hyrule Castle Town had returned.
"Link? Where are you going?"
He jumped visibly, and then said shakily, "I'm just cleaning Epona up."
Zelda was skeptical. She knew him too well. "You're leaving, aren't you?'
He lowered his head. "Yes."
"Where?"
"I...I don't know."
"Shall I come with?"
"NO." he said firmly. "It's dangerous out there."
She turned. "Well, at least let me supply you..."
He smiled and said, "Maybe later. Thanks for understanding, Zelda." Suddenly, a clatter of hooves made them both jump.
"Link?" Malon cried. "It's already past dawn, and Mikau's getting dehydrated!"
He looked up suddenly, tears in the corners of his eyes. "Goodbye..Princess."
She was taken aback. She could not believe... "Link? What's wrong?"
"I just...I need some time. I crave adventure, sister!" He turned away.
"Wait, Link!" He heard Nabooru's voice. The Gerudo drow would certainly want to come with. "We, the sages, have companions for you." She pulled out a horse figurine. "If you are going through the caves, you must keep Epona in this. Epona soon was nothing more than a copper mist inside the copper figurine.
Next up was Ruto. "Link, I have this sea turtle figure- call out its name and it will come. Its name is Urazoe and harnesses the power of the Water and Great Bay Temples."
Next was Rauru. "I have this, a mire kavu, a dodongo-like creature adept in water,forest, and underground areas. It harnesses the power of all three Spiritual Stones. Its name is Tril, drow for bite."
Saria came next. "I have a wolf, which harnesses the power of the Forest and Woodfall Temples. Her name is Farore, after the forest-protector goddess."
Next was Impa. "This is a great magical owl, with metal talons and a razor beak. Its name is Kaepora Gaebora- in fact, it is Kae. Its figure is formed from the Shadow Medallion- as are the others from their respective temples. It harnesses the powers of the Shadow Temple."
Darunia, his solemn dwarven face broken by a small grin, said, "I have the dragon Volvagia. It will obey your commands and harnesses the powers of the Fire and Snowhead Temples."
Link was overwhelmed, almost speechless. "Thank you all. I know these beasts are incredibly loyal and strong... it must be hard to part with them."
Nabooru steadied herself with a deep breath and stepped forward. "Link, I know you don't-"
He raised a hand and smiled. "Say no more," he replied as he laid a hand on her shoulder. Then he turned. "I would like you to meet my friends." He gestured. Mikau walked into the royal stable. "My friend, and also a great musician, the Zora Mikau.
"Greetings," he said in his watery voice. "I am honored to meet the great princess, and the sages of the Temples, especially Ruto's." He nodded and she blushed.
"Next is my good stone dwarf friend, also a great musician, Darmani."
"Greetings." He said gruffly. "I am equally happy to have ye, one of my own, to represent us, Brother." Darunia let his grin grow slightly.
"Finally, my new friend, the friendly Dakeu, a deku scrub, once again, a musician."
He waddled in and his eyes widened when he saw Saria. He bowed low, and in the Deku tongue, said, "It is an honor, Sage Saria." She smiled.
Malon stepped through, her dark skin glistening with sweat and her red hair nearly matted. "I've got the supplies in the extraplanar blanket. Are we ready?"
Link turned again. "Almost. Zelda," he turned back. "I know you want to come, but if you want to help," He walked toward her as she tried to blink back tears. "can you get us some mithril weapons for our friends?"
She smiled then. "Of course, brother. Anything I can do." She turned to go, then stopped and turned around. "Link...here. Take the Ocarina of Time back." She smiled again and, once again, turned to leave.
Link was stunned. It was an honor, it was finally like he was really part of the Royal Family! "Thank you..." he said quietly.
**
Soon, the group of six were on their way up Death Mountain Trail, Nabooru with new mithril scimitars, Malon with mithril sabers, Link with the Master Sword and a mithril machete, Mikau with mithril sleeves for his fins, Darmani with mithril, spiked gloves, and Dakeu with a mithril-chain hood. While all of the items were magical, Mikau's sleeves, when he let his fins out, added a sharp claw on each side facing forward; Darmani's gloves, when he balled up, covered his spikes with a stronger mithril coating; and Dakeu's hood, when he spun, fired a flurry of spears at whatever enemy he was pointing at.
"We're here," Darmani announced. "We must go into the crater- ye all have Goron Tunics, nay?" Everyone nodded. "Good. Darunia gave me a map through the tunnels, and then Malon has old Underdark maps from her mother."
As they started forward, Link spoke quietly to Nabooru. "We are looking for the Sword Coast, so we will come up through a volcano near the coast, at which point we will use Urazoe to get to the city of Luskan, where we will go through the Evermoors to reach Silverymoon, where we can make a living as a band until Malon and I can start an inn and stables. We've been craving adventure, and a change of pace."
She nodded and said, "I have also been craving adventure. It has been a long time since the Spirit Temple." Link smiled in agreement. The companions would make a good team. What they didn't know was that a Bregan D'Aerthe scout was watching their every move. Especially the half-drow and the Gerudo, the scout thought to himself as he sped silently off to report to Jarlaxle...
Me: Well, first fic for this kind of thing. For Digimon, I went under Mimi Takaishi at first. But now, they'll all be on this name: RAISTANIS FOREVER!!!! *cough* sorry. ^^