Skyward Sword Fanfiction
Ch.2
Bye, bye, Loftwing!
I stood there with Anna trying to process things. We were in Skyward Sword. Great, it obviously had to be the one Zelda game I hadn't finished. I sighed, running my fingers through my hair like I did when I got agitated. "So I'm Link's sister, I'm obviously supposed to help him in his quest, what happens next." I whispered to myself, annoyed that I didn't know anymore than that. I rubbed my temples trying to think. Sifting through different memories trying to find ones that matched this kind of scenario. One suddenly came to mind me and Link riding through the sky on loftwings. Mine blue, his red.
Okay something seriously weird was going on, I was not supposed to have those kinds of memories. "Do you believe all this?!" I asked Anna, trying to keep my voice down. She looked at me slightly panicked. Then whispered. "Kind of, I mean I remember stuff that shouldn't be there like-" "Flying on a loftwing?" I guessed, cutting her off. She nodded hastily. I blowed, more memories were coming back now. They started coming together, clicking like tiny puzzle pieces, and I still couldn't see the whole picture.
Zelda and Link walked over Headmaster Gaepora in between them. "Hello, father." Anna stated. Now I remembered Anna and Zelda were sisters. Gosh, I was already starting to get a major headache, anything else and I thought my head might explode. Headmaster Gaepora turned to me and Link. "Now you two give it your best out there. Don't let you two being siblings stop you from being competitive," He told us. "Given your flying ability's I would be surprised if one of you didn't win. Then you'll get to participate in the postrace ritual with Zelda." I saw Link's eyes light up a little and knew he wanted to win, if not for the milestone this was, then for Zelda. He didn't want to disappoint her.
"Yes. About that…" Zelda murmured. "Father, I don't know if they can do it! Recently they haven't been practicing much at all for the ceremony! And even when there out riding there Loftwings, there just lazily gliding around. Probably daydreaming!" I got an accusing glance from Zelda. "I don't know what they're thinking. They're going to have to be in perfect control of there birds to win today."
I looked at the ground, as did Link. Thanks for the vote of confidence, Zelda. I thought bitterly. True the last few Loftwing rides I could remember I had been daydreaming. But that wasn't my fault, was it?
"No need to worry yourself, Zelda. Though you may have a point. Today's Wing Ceremony tests the skill of the rider as well as there bond to there bird. Victory will not come easily. And, as you pointed out, I haven't seen them practicing as hard as some of the other students. But you've known both of them since you were all very little. You should know better than to fret about them! You see, Ash and Link both, share a special connection with there Loftwings. I've never seen anything quite like it. As you know, each of us in Skyloft is but one half of a pair." He stated looking towards the sky.
"We are only made whole by our Loftwings, the guardian birds that the goddess bestows upon each of us as a symbol of her divine protection." He continued. "When we are young, every one of us meets our Loftwing under the great Statue of the Goddess. It's quite a big moment, as I'm sure you'll recall. Ahh, but the first meeting between them and there Loftwings was extraordinary. The bird that came to Ash was a Sapphire Loftwing, and to Link came a Crimson Loftwing. Both breeds so rare we were sure for sometime they had vanished from th line. Yes, and they both seemed to share a profound connection from the moment they met. Do you recall when Ash and that Loftwing of hers first met? What a sight!" I looked up at the mention of my name, considering I had started to blank out five minutes ago. "The little girl just hoped up on that bird and gracefully flew away, without even a moment of instruction! They were meant for each other."
I smiled the memory of that day suddenly returning, the giant bird had flown right up to me, and I had hoped on without a second thought. I tend to be impulsive like that. "And judging by how jealous you were that day, I'd say the friendship she shared with her bird didn't go unnoticed by you, my dear." He kept rambling. "Ah, but who can blame you? I'm sure you weren't the only one envious of the powerful bond shared by Ash and her bird." I looked up to the sky's trying to sense my bird, as did Link by the looks of it. I couldn't. "Anyone who is part of something special is bound to catch some nasty looks sooner or later, hoo hoo." He finished. A panicked look crossed my face, no one noticed except maybe Link who had the same expression.
Zelda was to busy arguing to notice. "This contest is nothing to laugh at, Father! This ceremony is part of the final test for those training to become knights of Skyloft! If they don't fly fast enough during the race…" She protested. Dang, a whole speech wasn't enough to convince her! "What if Link or Ash mess up there big chance… What if there not allowed to become knights?" She worried. At least she cared about us in some sense.
"Calm down, my dear. It will be fine. Honestly, its almost as if you become a completely different person when you worry about them." Gaepora assured her. Then she finally rounded on us. "Listen, you two, you'd better fly your heart out today. At the very least, you need to squeeze in a little practice time before the race! Come, on! You'll thank me later!" She told us pushing us towards the end of the ledge. "Go on now, jump of the edge and call your Loftwing. It's almost time for the ceremony, so try to practice seriously for once!"
"Zelda, I cant sense my bird!" I told her, starting to panic. "Same." Link said the edge of panic clearly showing in his voice. "Hmm? Oh yeah? You two can't "sense" your birds out there?" She replied, nearly laughing by the sound of it, "Oh, I get it. You two are trying to weasel out of having to practice! Nice try, but you aren't fooling me. Off you go!" Then she gave us each a small shove in the back, causing us to fall off.
"OK, you two, go ahead! Just whistle and call your Loftwing!" She called. I put two fingers in my mouth and whistled loudly. Nothing happened. I saw Headmaster Gaepora talking to Zelda back up on the ledge. Probably about the fact that we were going to FALL TO OUR DEATHS! Thanks, Zelda. Next thing I see is Zelda diving of the ledge herself and calling her own Loftwing, Anna close behind. There Loftwings (Zelda's purple and Anna's bright yellow) caught them almost immediately.
"Hang on Ash!" I heard Anna yell. As I fell I instinctively grabbed Link's arm. He looked at me the same look of panic on his face. "We're going to be okay!" He assured me, though his voice said something different. I nodded, he was being brave for me, I could at least do the same for him. Suddenly claws wrapped around my waist. "Hnag in there, Ash! I've got you!" Anna yelled, reassuringly. I rocked back and forth slightly making me air-sick.
Right when I thought I was going to puke, the ground came back into view below us, we were now going in for a crash landing!
"Are you four all right?" Headmaster Gaepora asked. I nodded breathing heavily. "I'm sorry, friend. I didn't mean to push you so hard. You didn't sprain your wing, did you?" Zelda asked her LOFTWING! I gave her a look of utter disbelief, she had nearly pushed us to our deaths, and she was asking her Loftwing if it was okay?! What about us?! "This is very odd. What could have possibly happened to your Loftwings?" He asked. "For a bird to ignore the call of there master… It's unheard of!" I stood up and nearly fell on my face, before Link caught me. "And you still can't sense your birds nearby?" We both shook our heads.
"This is quite a problem, especially considering the Wing Ceremony is about to start…" He worried. I leaned heavily against Link, falling was not helping my already low stability levels. Zelda looked at us an embarrassed look coming across her face. "Ash, when you said you couldn't sense your Loftwing, well… I should've believed you… I'm sorry." She apologized. "It's fine." I assured her. I wouldn't have believed me either, I thought to myself. "I need to tend to my own Loftwing so I'll catch up with you later. You'd better go ahead and see if you can find where your birds have gone!" She basically ordered.
Suddenly a bell rang signaling the hour. "My, how did it get to be so late? If I recall correctly, this year Instructor Horwell is presiding over the ceremony. You should go explain the situation to him and see if he's willing to postpone the race a little so that you can find your birds." He suggested, we both nodded. Zelda gave him a look. "But, Father, you're the headmaster of the academy! If they ask Instructor Horwell, he'll probably just come talk to you about it." She stated sensibly. He chuckled, warmly.
"Ah, quite true. As usual, you make an excellent point, my dear. Very well, I'll explain the situation to him myself. You two, run along and tell Instructor Horwell to see me in my quarters." He told us. As we ran off to go tell him, I got the strange feeling our birds weren't just ignoring us.