Chapter 2: The Travel Through the Field
As they walked Luna began to rethink their decision, but she couldn't turn back, not after seeing that look on Link's face, the look of, if you try to go back, I'll kill you, she wasn't happy about that. "Link" She said. "Saria… would love this" She smiled, remembering how Saria used to always have such an adventurous look. He nodded then stopped. He remained still, unmoving, as if not breathing. "Link?" She asked, poking him. His figure disappeared quickly and she was left alone in the dark. "Ok, this, I wasn't prepared for" She said quickly looking around for Link. "Link, IF YOU'RE HERE GET YOUR ASS OUT" She yelled in hopes he would hear her. She stepped forward and as she did a bright light came sharply into view. Nearly blinding her, she stumbled backwards right into someone's arms.
"Clumsy" Link said pushing her back up. She gave him a confused look and was about to say something when Link continued. "Let me guess, my image froze?" He asked and she nodded silently. "Same here, I thought you died standing up or something" He said laughingly, worried on the inside. The both got their breath together and headed around a ben, where a large field spread out before them. Birds swooped and landed in the distance, the wind blew the green grass gently ruffling Link and Luna's tattered clothing. Random fences were piled up around the field as if in some sort of range, and off in the distance, they both saw what they believed to be a desert and a lake. Luna took a few steps forward as she entered on a dirt path.
"Look how small the birds are" She said pointing up to a bird circling them. "And the grass is greener than the grass at home" She smiled. "Saria would really love this place you know?" She asked as a shadow enveloped her. She bent over forwards as a large bird flew down and picked her up. "aahahhHHHHHHH" She screamed being carried off to a distant mountain. Link was thrown against a new, harder forest wall. He stood up, the pain in his shoulder from Gotha's bite increasing.
He landed on his knees from the searing pain in his shoulder. "Damn it" He cursed. "She doesn't taste good" He said to himself, standing up, despite the pain. He saw the bird land a bit of a ways away from him and drop Luna, now a tiny black spec, into its nest, or at least he presumed. "I'm coming clumsy" He said, as he drew his sword he began to run forward, but stopped when the pain was too much. He began to think he'd never see his friend again, but as he lay there a stomping sound rumbled up to him, and a long face was put into his. The new horse neighed at Link's lazing corpse. The new horse nudged him playfully. "Alright" He said as he hopped on the unbridled horse. His foot slid slightly as if in a crack as he noticed a brand "EPONA" was branded harshly onto the female horse's side. "Ok" He said, "Guess your name is Epona" He improvised as he kicked the horse, unsure of what to do next, the horse took off with a gallop. Link bounced to each side his teeth always bouncing opposite of him. "Okkkk" He drug out, "Dizzy" He said as the horse came to an abrupt stop. He got off dizzily and leaned against a hard wall. "What the?" He asked looked up. The bird that had taken his dear friend Luna was just exiting the mountain top, and Link knew Luna had to be there. He quickly scaled the mountain, leaving the horse to sit there happily munching grass.
As he approached the top of the mountain, he began to see blood splattered everywhere; his only hope was that the bird had seriously pissed off Luna. He silently poked his head over the top, hoping up slowly. "Luna?" He whispered as he saw her bow.
A small rustle underneath some straw drew his attention as he pulled out his sword. "Relax" He heard Luna quietly scold. He stalked over to the rustling straw. He began to wonder if her animal-lover sense may have actually seen how hungry to bird was. Knowing her, she would let it eat her if she thought it was hungry enough. He called to her again and this time she poked her head out. "Oh, hey Link. What's up?" She smiled happily.
"What's up?" He repeated her. "You were just carried off by a freaking dragon, what do you mean what's up?" He yelled at her.
She sighed. "I don't know why, but as soon as I got here, the bird that carried me off gave me a pleading look. Here" She showed him a badly injured, miniature version of the bird that took off with Luna. "Something happened, but I think I'm helping." He pointed to all the blood and she giggled. "Not mine, this poor birdies" She cooed. "He is better now, so we can go."
"Oh yeah, Sherlock, how do we get down?" And she gave him that conniving smile.
"Simple" She said, "We jump" He began to yell What but she cut him off when she grabbed his hand and ran off the side of the cliff, both falling, but quickly the giant bird swooped down and caught them, bringing them safely to the ground. Luna hopped off and patted the bird, which then flew back to the baby. "Let's go" She said, beginning to walk away, but he grabbed her arm.
"You may have had made a bird friend, but I made a horse friend" He smiled as Epona walked up to them, nuzzling him happily. Luna ran to the horse and began to pet her, her eyes saying she's awesome. He nodded happily and hopped on Epona, making it seem him a professional. He offered her his hand and she took it. As soon as they were both on. Link said, "There is a town a bit up there, see it? We should probably go there" He told her and she nodded. He kicked Epona again hoping for a smoother ride but was disappointed. While he bounced around, Luna laughed as she seemed to be riding perfectly right. He envied her lightly as they approached the castle gate. He pulled Epona over and used a rope to tie her to a post. They walked through the town, many people gawking at their, dirty, tattered clothing, mismatching each other for he wore green and her blue. Luna blushed as she was stared at. They soon found a place with lots of people in it and Link and Luna walked inside. But inside, many people fought and giant men drink yellowish drinks at a bar, so they would call this place a "Bar". Link and Luna glanced at each other, both having a bad feeling about this place, so they turned around and left. Eventually they came to a giant castle. "Think there is a princess or something that can help us?" Link laughed but Luna nodded. He nodded in return. "I think we have to go anyway" he told her, and she nodded as they crept up a vine, being natural forest people, they were amazing at climbing.
On the top of the little vine intersection, they could clearly see a large white castle, decorated with a seal of royalty which had to be the royal castle. As soon as they were atop the vines and onto a little hill hideaway from which they could access the castle, a couple down below them walked by. "Did you hear honey?" The long blond hair woman in a pink dress that reached the very ground with diamonds down the side leading to her 4inch high shoes, said to her husband. "The princess is going on about some 'forest folk' that she said are coming to visit her. I hear they locked her in her garden until she calms down" She told her husband smiling. Her husband nodded and they continued towards town in the long archway decorated with flowers.
"Forest folk?" Luna looked to Link. "You don't think we should go do you?" She asked him curiously, and with a nod of his head, she sighed and scotched back from the edge, to further hide themselves. "You sure are gutsy" Luna told him as she stood while crouching, "Ok, but we have to be sneaky ok?" She asked him
"Sure, so don't freeze anyone" He told her as they began to creep around. They soon found an exit from the top of the hill, which led down to a not-so-heavily-guarded area. They nodded towards each other and jumped down. Luna's hand pushed him back hard as she got him out of a sight of a nearby guard. Luna sighed and glared harshly at Link, who blushed in apology. They crept forward more, avoiding to two guards in their rustling, noisy armor, who were complaining about their families at home.
"My wife won't get off my case about cleaning up. Says I need to get my act together" He shrugged to the other guard, who laughed in return. Luna and Link finally made it up to the castle wall, where, on the other side was clearly a stream of water.
"Lets go" Luna told Link as they both, nimbly and silently, they landed on the other side. No guard in sight. She and Link followed the river up to a small hole in the wall. "Well, no open door for us" Luna told Link, while he stifled a laugh; she sighed and stuffed herself in the water-way hole. "Just… enough room" She told him as she shimmied through. He gulped and followed her, not minding the view he got to look at while crawling behind her. When they came out they appeared in a beautifully designed, mini-court yard with flowers that were bright pink and white roses. There was a small walkway witch Luna and Link winked and stalked through. They came out right behind a guard and after a few short, terrifying seconds, they realized he didn't see them, so quietly and happily they stalked to the other side where another set of clueless guards were walking around. Luna and Link walked around the giant fountain spewing water, Luna stopped to look, for she did love water, but Link grabbed her hand and pulled her out of sight of the approaching guards. They then appeared in a large courtyard with a stream running around the outside. A small rose bed laid out in the middle. Across 4 steps a girl in a white and pink dress was peeking through a window. Luna and Link shrugged and walked over to her.
"Excuse me" Link said politely and the girl turned around sharply.
"W…who are you… fairy people?" The girl asked, noticing there strange garb. She looked them up and down. "It's time you forest folk got here" She sighed happily.
"Forest folk?" Luna asked. "Listen, were here coming after someone can you help us" Luna asked her, trying to ignore the look she was giving Link.
"Look" She told them. "I bet that man did it. He is trying to destroy my kingdom, it is only natural he would go for my people" She smiled at Link. "Oh" She bowed. "I'm princess Zelda" She said politely, more bowing towards Link, who blushed.
"Lets have a look them" Luna said taking Link's hand harshly and dragging him to the window. Inside was a large room with stone walls and a medium sized picture on the wall of Zelda. They noticed a man sitting on the throne, his garb proving him to be the king. He wore large purple robes with a large golden crown. "Look" Luna told Link, as a man in dark armor and blood red hair walked down a large red-rug and began speaking to the king. The man in black had eyes to match his hair as he glared at the floor. Luna noticed something glowing on his pledging hand. "What is that?" She asked, trying to see a light. At that moment he looked over at the window and grinned towards Link, Luna, and Zelda. "What happened?" Luna asked as he walked away.
"Nothing, he just thinks I made some more friends" Zelda smiled. "Now listen. I need a favor; I need 3 stones from three different places. Can I count on you to get them?" She asked them and they both nodded. "Ok, here is a map to my kingdom, and the three places you need to go are a forest, the mountain, and the lake. There reside three stones that are essential to my kingdom." She told them. "Impa shall escort you out" She said as a large woman put her hands on Luna and Link. They both looked up to see a white haired, blue eyed woman in dark blue armor that nodded at Zelda and led them out.