Chapter 2: The Princess's Proposition
CyberActors15: Welcome back readers and mortals alike to the Phantom Champion. Before we continue I need to give you all a brief recap on the events of the last chapter. Last time we were introduced to Danny, the Hylian swordsman of Amity Village, Sam the Hylian girl with an interest in nature and Tucker the Sheikah tribe boy. After Sam left to go see one of the Great Fairy Shrines Danny and Tucker went to go great the new comers to the village only to learn that they were Impa the Sheikah warrior and Princess Zelda. They were the only two who managed to talk to the two ladies and actually held them in an interesting conversation. Danny ended up showing Zelda around the village and the area right outside the village which resulted in them being confronted by monsters. Danny despite his fear acted to protect the princess and his courage made the Triforce of Courage appear on his hand.
Dani: That was not brief in the slightest.
CyberActors15: Must you criticize everything I do?
Dani: I don't criticize everything. I'm not Paulina.
CyberActors15: Fair enough.
Dani: I just don't have the attention span to listen to you ramble on for hours about what happened in the last chapter. I am only 12 after all.
CyberActors15: Remind me again why I chose you as my Danny Phantom representative?
Dani: Because I am adorable and the objectively best character in the series.
CyberActors15: Fair enough. Onto the chapter.
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There was an air of silence around the two neither moved a muscle or said anything as if they were both trying to come to terms with what had just happened. Zelda was shocked and completely speechless. What she had just witnessed was something out of legend. The display of power and the appearance of the Triforce of Courage was honestly the last thing she expected and here it just occurred in front of her eyes. Her mind was immediately a whir, did this mean that Danny was the legendary Hero of Time?
Zelda immediately focused on his left hand where the Triforce had revealed itself. It seemed that like her, his Triforce didn't take the usual golden colour, instead taking a green colour just like her colour was blue. Zelda honestly wondered why that was.
Her brain continued to rush for what felt like hours but was actually a few seconds.
"Are you okay?"
It seemed that Danny had snapped out of the stupor first and now he was asking Zelda if she was alright. Zelda immediately snapped out of her state of shock and had an expression that almost made Danny laugh.
"Am I okay?" She asked "I should be asking that to you. You just faced a Bokoblin horde by yourself."
"Uh I'm fine…" Danny said before being scolded by the princess.
"You are not fine." Zelda huffed. "I can see that you sustained a wound."
The princess wasn't wrong, she could see the gash on his sword arm. Looks like one Bokoblins had gotten a lucky hit it. Danny didn't even seem aware that it was there and when he looked at it he noticed the wound. It wasn't something particularly deep or even life threatening.
Danny was about to comment but Zelda wasn't about to accept it. She grabbed his arm, the left one which wasn't injured, and began walking back towards the village.
"Come we need to get you medical attention immediately." Zelda ordered.
"What, hey I'm fine." Danny insisted only to be ignored by the princess. It seems she wasn't going to let go anytime soon.
Zelda, for a brief moment forgot about the display as she led Danny back to the village. Upon arriving back in the town she plopped the boy down, ordered him not to move, he complied, and went to look for medicines.
She returned within a few minutes, with a Gerudo girl following behind her, and Danny was still sitting where she had left him with a nervous yet comical look on his face. Zelda immediately grabbed the bandages and dressed the wound on her new friend. She didn't pay much mind to the Gerudo girl as she hadn't expected her to follow after having asked her for any bandages. She did notice the Gerudo girl shaking her head upon looking at Danny, but that didn't matter right now.
"I will admit I was impressed by your bravery, but there is a fine line between bravery and recklessness. Once you noticed that wound you should have retreated. Who knows what kind of infections you could have gotten?" Zelda lectured as she put the finishing touch on the bandage that now wrapped around the boy's arm. The princess then gave him a smile. "There as good as new. And with that said, thank you for saving my life back there."
Danny smiled sheepishly and rubbed the back of his head, before he could say anything the Gerudo girl behind the two of them decided to speak.
"That's my little brother for you. Jumping face first into danger to protect the others around him." She said.
"Brother?"
"Oh yeah, Zelda this is my sister Jazz." Danny introduced. "And Jazz I'm sure you already know this but this is Princess of Hyrule, Zelda."
Now that Zelda got a good look she could see the family resemblance. Jazz, looked similar to Danny despite being a different species. Although most Gerudo had darker skin, Jazz's was slightly lighter in completion. She had the red hair commonly associated with the Gerudo and the same blue eyes that Danny had. She didn't wear the usual revealing Gerudo desert vai outfit but instead wore something more reminiscent of Hylian clothing with a colour palate of teal in her clothing.
"Pleased to meet you Princess Zelda." Jazz greeted politely with a quick bow, not before she glanced at her brother for the familiarity he seemed to have with the princess based on how casually he spoke to her.
"Pleased to meet you as well." Zelda replied.
"So what exactly did Danny do that earned him that bruise and your thanks?" Jazz asked.
Zelda then took the time to explain how the two of them were attacked by a Bokoblin horde of 10 and Danny in an act of bravery which impressed both her and the goddess apparently defeated them all only to claim the Triforce of Courage afterwards. Jazz curious inspected Danny's hand only to see the famed symbol of the Royal Family marked in green on his hand.
"What exactly is the Triforce of Courage?" Danny asked.
"It is one of the three pieces of the ancient Triforce. An incredible power that when brought together can grant the wish of the user." Zelda explained. "The three pieces are courage, power and," Zelda lifted her own left hand, "wisdom. The Triforce of Wisdom is contained within the royal family usually traveling down and most commonly found within the princess. The Triforce of Courage transfers to those with great courage, and seems to be appointed by the Goddess. Essentially the Hylian who wields the Triforce of Courage is usually the Hero appointed by the Goddess. And finally the Triforce of Power is something usually associated with the malice and power that constantly returns to threaten Hyrule. Based on the fact that you have the Triforce of Courage… and that power of yours, I have no doubt that you, Danny, are the reincarnated Hero of Time."
"Wait what…" Danny began but before he could say anymore a massive boom as well as a surge of energy appeared in the centre of the village, an explosion.
Before Zelda or Jazz could react, Danny was already sprinting towards that area, in his hands his sword ready for any trouble. Zelda and Jazz shared a glance before they followed.
The three reached the centre of the village where they spotted that what they thought was a potential incident was only two Sheikah messing with the Sheikah slate. It seemed that Tucker had been showing Impa the various runes which he had acquired in his Sheikah Slate, one of which included the remote bomb rune.
Zelda was even more surprised now than she was earlier with the reveal of the Sheikah Slate. Not only had Tucker created his own Sheikah Slate but he had also programmed it with powerful runes. It was an incredible feat, to not only replicate technology that existed thousands of years before but to imbed it with power. Zelda was impressed by both boys that she had met today and it made the idea which popped into her head all the more likely, but first she needed a brief consultation.
As Danny scolded Tucker over using the bomb rune in the village and then laughed with him about it, Zelda pulled Impa into a discussion.
"Impa, I think that those two should be invited to the Castle." Zelda said. "They might be exactly what we are looking for, for champions."
Impa was surprised to say the least but listened to Zelda as she spoke. Zelda explained the situation with the Bokoblins that they faced as well as her confidence in Tucker as a Sheikah Scientist. Impa almost slapped herself for being unaware that Zelda was in danger but the princess calmed her friend down.
"If you believe that they can be the champions, then ask them if they will take up the honour to protect Hyrule." Impa said before a thought crossed her mind "It would be interesting however to have a second Sheikah Champion as opposed to one."
"Thank you Impa." Zelda said. "I will ask them then."
Zelda turned and faced the two boys and Jazz and took a breath. This wasn't the first time she had asked someone to become one of her champions, it was actually the reason she was on her way towards Zora's Domain. She had the intent of finding out from Princess Mipha if she accepted the role of the Zora Champion. She had also already asked Impa, Revali of the Rito, Daruk of the Gorons and Urbosa of Gerudo, all she had to do now was ask Danny Fenton and Tucker of the Sheikah Tribe.
Zelda walked towards the two this time with a different air around her, before she was a simple traveller but now she walked with a regal aura, she was confronting the two as a princess. Danny, Tucker and Jazz all detected the change in the atmosphere surrounding the princess.
"Danny Fenton, Hylian swordsman from Amity Village and Tucker, Sheikah Scientist from Amity Village, I have a proposition to ask of you." Zelda spoke grabbing the attention of the others in front of her. "Before I begin however I want to inform you of the past. Many years ago in the Era of the Wild, the princess of Hyrule and her appointed Knight, with the help of four warriors from the different races, saw to the battle against an ancient evil, known then as the Calamity. This group led by the princess would be named the Champions, and despite an initial failure they were able to push the calamity back and seal it away. Most of the champions lost their lives in the process and the Kingdom of Hyrule was in ruin but none the less it was rebuilt. The princess became a queen and the knight her king. Together they rebuilt the kingdom and decided to establish something new so that future generations would be protected it was decided that the legacy of the champions wouldn't die. By their decree future descendants of the Royal Family would assemble champions from the different races to protect Hyrule from threats." Zelda's voice quieted down slightly. "Although now in an era of peace the champions are not necessary with no great evil to fight, they are still an important part of the new Hyrule as a beacons of peace and hope should the kingdom need us to protect it. As the most recent princess in a long family line the task has come upon me to assemble the next group of champions. From what I have seen today I have no doubt in my mind that the two of you are perfect to bare the title of champion. However I can't force you, only ask, so please will you two become champions of Hyrule?"
The composure of the tranquil princess that Zelda was maintaining was shattered instantly.
"Dude Yes." Tucker agreed immediately.
Danny then punched his friend in the back of the head. "What my overly ecstatic friend meant to say was, sure we will gladly become champions and help protect Hyrule." Danny said, basically also agreeing immediately.
"Really? Just like that?" Zelda asked.
Danny shrugged.
"When you are stuck in the same village all your life and imbued with great power, a sense of adventure starts to urge within your soul." Danny responded honestly.
Zelda looked at him sceptically. Something about what he said was definitely a lie, she could almost feel him quaking in his boots from where she stood. There was something that he feared, probably being a champion but there was at the same time truth in his statement, an urge to leave his village and seek new wonders. Zelda would have to find out eventually.
Tucker shrugged as well.
"Hey girls love a good hero. And I might not be the 'Hero of Time' but a champion, is bound to bring in the Ladies." Tucker said proudly. It seems Danny had told Tucker about him being the Hero of Time.
Zelda almost rolled her eyes at Tucker's claim about this being about winning over girls. She had a feeling, that despite his claim, there was a bit more of an unselfish reason behind his wanting to join the champions. Zelda didn't know what it was but she was eager to learn about that little quirk inside him too.
On the other hand Impa looked annoyed like she was about to unsheathe her blade and cut Tucker down on the spot. It didn't take a genius to figure out why. Although Purah had never admitted it, she did have a crush on the Sheikah boy that she constantly spoke with. And Impa was the type of person who might just cut down said crush if he did anything to hurt her sister. With Tucker likely being Purah's crush but his focus being on getting girls to like him, well that didn't sit well with Impa. She didn't strike him down however, he was her co Sheikah champion and the first Sheikah to build a Sheikah slate in thousands of years after all.
"I do have one question." Danny spoke up. "You said before that I was the reincarnated hero of time. I have heard stories and legends about the legendary hero but I'm entirely sure what that entails."
"The hero is, defined by their courage and is known to have the power to seal away the darkness." Zelda explained. "Each hero is different from the next so it isn't always easy to define, but the thing that is constant about them is their courage and their heart."
"Courage and Heart, sums up Danny perfectly." Tucker commented causing his friend to chuckle nervously.
Despite the nervous chuckle, which depicted an emotion of amusement and embarrassment, there was a sense of nervousness and anxiety hidden beneath. It rose when Zelda had said 'seal away the darkness.' Danny didn't know why but he was immediately reminded of the daydream which he had earlier and the darkness he felt there made him nervous.
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CyberActors15: Yes, yes I am aware that the champions I mentioned have the same name as the champions from Breath of the Wild. Well I really like those characters and I am using the same logic that allows a Hylian Boy to be named Link a thousand times, the princess to be named Zelda a thousand times, a Gerudo male to be named Ganondorf a thousand times and a Sheikah Warrior to be named Impa a thousand times.
Dani: Beyond that Danny is the Hero of Time? Nice. And both he and Tucker are champions on top of that? Amazing.
CyberActors15: There are going to be more champions introduced later on but yeah for now it's just Danny, Tucker and Impa.
Dani: Sweet. What will happen next? Read, Review, Favourite and Follow to find out.
