Author's note: AAAAALL ABOARD! The train's 'bout to leave!
Seriously, it's about to leave. What's in store this time? If you haven't guessed, it's Spirit Tracks. I never finished the game myself (my cousin let me play for a bit but it's kinda hard to get together for a Zeldathon) but I have watched youtube videos of the gameplay, and know the storyline very well. I also love the music: it's some of Koji Kondo's best work! So when I got the idea about a year ago to write a Spirit Tracks fanfiction, I went as all-out as I could. I hope you enjoy the wild ride and please, don't heisitate to tell me what you think about it!
Prologue
Link burst through the doors and skid to a stop. In front of him, a large monster, looking to be made of smoke was blocking his path. But he didn't need to go any further. The monster held in its clutches a girl his age.
"It took you long enough!" the girl shouted over the enraged roar of the monster.
"Sorry, Zelda!" Link shouted back, ducking to avoid a nasty swipe from the smoke monster.
Zelda sighed and tried to free herself once more, but the monster had pinned her arms to her sides with his grasp, making her unable to move her arms. She sighed and waited for Link to defeat the monster.
And Link was trying to do just that. He dashed about, taking jabs with his glowing sword at the many appendages, slicing them off, only to be bombarded by even more arms as the monster grew angrier.
"Hurry up, my arms are falling asleep!" Zelda called.
"It's not that easy!" Link ducked and threw his boomerang at the center of the monster, where a glowing red eye glowered at the hero. The boomerang hit the eye and the monster screeched loudly. Link dashed over the shaking arms toward Zelda, but the monster recovered and hoisted her up even higher, causing her to scream.
"Dang," Link said. He turned and fought the onslaught of arms again.
After what seemed like an eternity to the princess, Link dashed forward and, wielding his sword, drove the point through the eye. The monster gave a soundless scream and dropped Zelda, who fell onto the hard floor. The smoke dissolved.
Zelda picked herself up and brushed off her skirt. "What on earth kept you?"
"I got stuck," Link replied, sheathing his sword. "You're all right aren't you?"
"Sure." Zelda stalked off toward the door and Link followed.
"Are you mad at me?" Link asked, jogging to catch up with the princess. Zelda looked at him.
"I don't know." Zelda's voice was stern. Link held his breath. "I'm just annoyed."
"Why?"
"I'm tired of being so helpless. I'm tired of always being rescued."
"Zelda, I've only rescued you four times. The first time didn't really count 'cause it was just your body...it's just been really recently that monsters keep popping up and trying to kidnap you..."
"But still! I mean, I've got to have some dignity in defending myself!" She sighed heavily and picked up the pace, seeing the bright sunlight of the world outside this cave. Link stopped walking, watching the princess walk outside. He had to do something...maybe they could go back to his hometown of Aboda Village...she hadn't been there for two years. He recalled how much that place had felt like home to her.
"Are you coming or what? I can't drive this thing, you know," Zelda called, interrupting his train of thought.
"Coming, Zelda."
