A/N: This is an offshoot of my other Zelda fic. It's set in the same LttP/OoT mixed world. :) I mention two of my OCs in passing, Valencia and Marin, just to tie it to the other story. They're not all that relevant to this plot, so just sit back and enjoy!
Link shivered in his newfound cage, confused and hurt. He had never known defeat before, and on top of that, he was stuck in a crystal at the bottom of a monster's stomach. He was hungry. He was sore. He even wanted to give up. The seventeen year old was usually strong and courageous, much like the uncle who gave him his name and sword. But the countless days he had wasted away inside this crystal had left him weak, and he began to lose his mind.
Fifteen years ago, his uncle had defeated and banished the evil lord Ganondorf and his mage Agahnim to the Dark World. Link greatly admired his uncle, so much that it crushed him when the man suddenly disappeared. Some said he traveled to another realm, others that he was sailing on the sea. Either way, little Link was devastated.
Link usually found comfort in the company of Queen Zelda and her husband. After Ganondorf killed her father in the war, Zelda rose to the throne and fought with all her might alongside his uncle. They succeeded and defeated Ganondorf, returning peace to the land.
Zelda had married one of the elder Link's training partners, and the three were good friends. The younger Link's parents had been casualties of the war, so Zelda always felt like she owed both Links and repaid them by teaching the boy about royal history. Link was so excited when Zelda announced her own pregnancy, anxious to have a friend more his own age.
Unfortunately, not even royalty are immune to the dangers of childbirth, and Zelda caught a terrible infection. She succumbed a few days after delivering a daughter, leaving Hyrule in a deep depression. Her husband was well liked by the people, and with Impa's help managed to ease the loss. It hit elder Link the hardest, however, and soon he was gone.
The younger Link kind of liked the new baby, aptly named for her mother. But it was tough for a rowdy boy to befriend a girl six years his junior, so he eventually moved on. It was by chance that he met a girl from the forest his own age, named Marin. She played and fought like a little boy, and the two squabbled like brothers.
How Link wished Marin was here at the moment. She'd come in, bust him free, then chide him for being dumb enough to get caught. At one point he thought he might have romantic feelings for her, but nothing ever came of it. It actually embarrassed him that he had passed the age of adulthood, yet remained innocent.
While Link pondered his situation, he heard a low rumbling. Seconds later the monster split apart, and Link felt himself floating. Suddenly the crystal shattered, and he fell to the floor. After recoiling from the pain of landing, he looked around. It took him a minute to get his bearings, but he soon sensed an evil presence. Looking up, he saw a fluttering green robe decorated with fine goldwork.
"I'm hurt that you confused me for another, little bunny."
The man chuckled, his tenor voice reverberating through the room. Link looked up and met only the man's maroon eyes. The rest of his head was covered with a hood and scarf, though strands of his silvery blue hair stuck out from the hood. They almost couldn't be seen against his equally pale skin.
"Agahnim!"
Link tried to jump to his feet, but was frail from confinement. All his weapons and equipment were gone, and he could not defend himself if the need arose. Desperate, he used all his energy to try and intimidate the corrupt priest. "Give me back my sword and fight me like a man, you coward!"
Agahnim pulled off his scarf, revealing a smile. "Silly bunny. Why would I go through all that trouble of coming here, killing Aquamentus, and freeing you from Valencia's magic just to turn around and kill you? Besides, you look like you couldn't even hold a carrot let alone a sword."
Link sneered at the taunt. The first time he met Agahnim in battle, Agahnim said that he bounced around the room like a rabbit. Ever since, Link was always referred to as a bunny. "Why do you and that demon king of yours do anything you do?" he grumbled in protest. Link wasn't expecting Agahnim to react, so he was surprised when he answered.
"I can not speak for my Master, but I can tell you this much, little hero. I just hated the thought of my pretty bunny wasting away inside that dragon, especially now that your princess has returned." Agahnim kneeled on the ground next to Link. "Doesn't that make you happy?"
Princess? Link had seen the poor girl captured and confined, and had exhausted himself to get her back. So why is she now suddenly free? Nothing makes any sense, he thought. Perhaps this was all a dream, and he was still in the monster's belly? Link grunted weakly, his head too muddled to think things through. He took a final glance toward Agahnim, before falling over unconscious.
I'm already working on the next chapter, so sit tight! Just so you know, the next one will probably have some sexy time. :)