Secrets of Hyrule- part 2
After walking down the huge mountain, Link had to admit. He was getting pretty thirsty. But sadly, there was nothing to be seen for miles. From the top of the mountain he had remembered seeing another kingdom in the distance, but he now realized that it was much farther than he had estimated. It was not that big of a deal though. He had walked and ran much farther on his adventures with Zelda.
He felt sorry for her. She was an emotional wreck. You would think that everyone had just died and now everything was on her.
There was more on his mind though. Bigger things. It just didn't seem right. He couldn't be Zelda's brother. Could he?
His thoughts were interrupted when he heard footsteps behind him. He quickly turned around.
You would think he would have gone back for his weapons, but no. Too much happened too quickly, and his sword was the last thing on his mind. So that left him with only his bare hands.
He threw himself into a fighing position as he heard the footsteps on the other side of him now. He turned around again.
There was nowhere for them to hide. He was in an open space, There were trees,but only a few.
The next thing he knew he was being carried up into the air by an invisible force. He didn't panic, altough he couldn't move, and that only made things worse.
"So, trying to invade my home now? What were you looking to get at. Potions? My spell book? Huh? Well I got you now, so HA!" With that a girl with shoulder-length brown hair,in a purple shirt and torn black cotton shorts came out, waving around her hands toward him."Who are you anyway? You don't look like the normal theives that come around these parts." "Hey, Listen, I'm no theif. I'm the complete oposite if you must know." The girl stepped closer and lowered him down a bit."Not a theif you say? Well than what are you doing in these parts?"
"Put me down and I'll tell you."
"How do I know I can trust you?"
"Put me down and I'll prove it,I mean, you can clearly see that I am un-armed."
The girl studdied him a little loger,looking deep into his eyes. Her cold gray ones seemed to be looking right past his and into his soul. Link shivered at the thought.
"Ok." She dropped her hands,and the forcefeild was gone, letting Link fall to the ground.
"I'm Tammy by the way." "I'm Link." Tammy froze. "Link,as in THE Link? Like the Hyrule hero Link?"
"Ya,I guess you can say that." He shrugged.
"I should have recognized you in your hero get-up." she put a hand on her hip."What ARE you doing anyway? I know about your 'thing' with Zelda, how come you two aren't together?"
Link paled.
"Oh no...Did you guys...break up...or something? I'm sorry,word travels fast but-"
"No,no no no...Well...Yes...Sort of...I DON'T KNOW." Link sat down, criss cross, and put his hands on his face.
Tammy stood there analyzing him.
"Well, I'm a magic user, if you didn't catch that, and I probably have a potion for it-"
"Do you have a truth potion?"
"Well I have one that will make someone tell the truth, why?"
"Oh...Nevermind then." Link slumped down.
" Listen kid, why don't ya tell me what's going on? I know a LOT more than you think." She winked at him.
Link looked up at her. Her face was just full of knowledge, it really hit him though because it was the face Zelda would wear now and again when she was in 'wise princess' mode. But her face really made him want to tell her. He knew she was using some kind of magic on him, but he didn't care. He spilled his heart out to her.
Tammy was silent for a moment as they sat on the floor of her tree house, drinking caramell tea.
"That's some problem you got there."
"But am I right? Well- Am I really Zelda's brother?"
Tammy stared down into her tea. Lost in thought.
"I can't tell you."
Link put his hands in the air. "WHAT? WHY NOT?"
"There is a lot you don't know about , no. Let's just say that no one can really know my true identity."
"What does that have to do with this?" Link asked, exasperated.
"A lot more than you may realize."
Link sighed "Is there ANYTHING you can do?"
Tammy got up and went to her book shelf. "Actually, Yes." She pulled out 2 books, than moved to a different part of her book shelf, and pulled out a thin, brown, leather book, that seemed to radiate power.
She sat back down and handed the books to Link.
One was a dusty old book, and the title was written in big,gold, swirley letters.
" The History of Hyrule 1900-2000"
He took the little brown one next. It was titled "Handy Warrior Spells to Know."
He looked up at her." I'm not a magic user."
"It doesn't matter. All you need to know are the words and what they mean. any one can do it."
The last book took him by surprise.
"Prince Link, His life Story."
Link was silent.
"Ok, it's not you. There is another guy named Link, and he is a Prince of a nearby Kingdom. So don't freak on me."
The wheels were turning in his head. He knew this kid. He put the other two books to the side and opened the first one on the floor.
Tammy just sat there, looking awfully amused.
Link scanned the table of contents, spotting the 'Adopted Princess' at the bottom, but something else seemed important too. He turned to the 'The War' Section, but skipped half the words untill he found what he was looking for.
" How the war started, we don't know. It remains a mystery to this day. Some say they got sick of each other and just attacked."
Link stopped reading and looked up at Tammy. "Do you have any idea how the war started?"
She took a sip from her tea.
" There are a lot of them, but one of my favorites is the one saying that Prince Link went back in time and started the war, why he would do that- well I'll let you figure that part out." She smiled coyaly.
"hmmm,interesting." Link mumbled as he reached out for the second book.
"~Prince Link, His Life Story~"
Link skimmed through the pages. He was almost to the end when a picture fell out from in between two pages. It was a picture of the prince! Tammy's smile grew.
"He looks so familiar.I've seen him before..I just know it!"
"Yeees?" Tammy Prompted.
Link gasped. "He used to live in my village before I really got to know Zelda!"
"Bingo!" Tammy applouded. "He was known as a magic user. I caught him trying to re-wind time once,He vanished soon after...And he does look an awfull lot like Zelda..."
Tammy stood up. "Listen Link,I can already tell, you know what to do, you're already hot on his I really need you to take down this guy,because I-we- don't have much time left. I know you just got here but you do need to go now."She looked down, apparently sad.
"Why?"
"...I'll tell you later. Now-" She set down her cups and raised her hands, preparing to preform another spell.
"Wait!" Link put up a hadn to stop her."Before I leave,I just wanted to say thanks for helping me, if I never ran into you I don't know where I would be right now." He pulled her in for a quick hug.
"Ahh,Well just so you know it was no coincidence." Link cocked his head to one side and gave her a funny look "Destiny works in weird ways, It's just my job to make sure everything stays in order."
"Wait,What?"
"Untill we meet again. Goodbye young hero!" Tammy seemed to be drifting away,the last image he had of her was her waving goodbye.
And with that. Link was right outside the new kingdom, books in hand, sword and sheild on his back. Only...wait...his clothes were different! Instead of his usual hero get-up he was now in a sleek,black ninja outfit. And there was a note ontop of his books,along with a bag.
" Hey, Don't panic I changed your clothes because the Prince is very,very cautious. Only specaily trained warriors may get you get up to the gate, don't say anything look at him, nod, than he will let you in. And don't show fear whatever you do. I can tell you right now that Zelda is in the path of danger, and you must go in there,and .PRINCE. Got it? Now for the spell book, turn to the very back of the book and say second part open.A new page will be there, you've got to know those spells. Now go, this is a very sick man your dealing with, you'll understand why when you see him.
- Bis wir uns wiedersehen Abschied mein Freund,
- Tammy"
For some odd reason Link was very sad to have to leave Tammy. The magical energy around her made you just want to go hug her and be her bestest friend, but her attitude towards strangers said otherwise.
Shaking off his thoughts, he got down to business. First things first, Link thought. He opened up the spell book to the very last page and said "Second part open" He was still a good distance from the gate,and was hidden behind some trees,so he was not concerened about being seen. He was in a ninja suit, which he thought was actually pretty cool. After he said that a new page appeared. It contained 5 spells in ancient hyllian.
There was a speed,power,and health spell. along with a magical shield and power blast.
He quickly memorized them, he decided to try one. So he said the speed spell. The words rolled off his toung easily,but nothing happened, untill he took a step forward. Than he was halfway back to the mountains! Than he turned around ans took a step back in the direction he came, and was back to the tree.
" Awesome!" He said. Than bent down to get his other books, and put them into his bag. Than he set off forward. Walking like Zelda did when she was in 'princess mode' He came to the gates quickly, and swallowed the butterflies back in his stomach. The gaurd was huge. 14 times larger than Link, and he held quite a large, and sharp looking axe.
He looked down at Link,and following the directions, he nodded. The gaurd grunted and let him past. But he could could feel his eyes on him so he kept walking straight through the castle doors.
"SO? I DO NOT CARE I WANT HER HAND IN MARRIAGE!SISTER OR NOT!"
Link knew automatically who he was talking about.
As he walked further in, almost out of the shadows. He stopped. He didn't know what to say or do! But he just started walking again and figured he'd wing it.
"Umm your Majesty" A man in a green coatlab waved his hand toward Link,than disappeared in the shadows as the Prince turned toward Link. He gasped.
"YOU!"
"YOU!" Link said back as he pulled down his hood.
The prince was a spitting image of Zelda, except with short hair and a more boy-ish figure. He also wore a bright red, flowing cape, trimed with fur. Like the kind Kings wore in movies. He also wore a gold crown on his head with bright red rubies chizzled in it.
"Well,well,well. It's been a while hasn't it...old Linky? Last time I saw you was when you caught me practicing my magic. But I was young and supid back than. I know better now." He spit the words out at him with such hatred,Link took a step back. He was about to spit back a smart remark when the Prince started to yell again." Your the one who stole Zelda's heart! YOU took it from me!" He walked towards Link,waving his hands in the air. "WE were meant to be together. YOU stole MY happy ending! If you didn't catch me that one day, I would have been able to start the war much sooner, than YOU woulnd't have been in the picture! But NO you just HAD to play Hero. WELL LETS SEE YOU FIGHT OFF THIS!" He stomped his foot and arched his back as he balled his fists at his sides,than stood up straight and stretched out a finger pointing toward Link."GUARDS ATTACK!"
As he yelled it, Link pulled out his sword and two men jumped out of the shadows and attacked Link. They were even bigger than the man outside. But he dodged their blows and said the power spell. He felt a surge of power go through him, and he was able to slide backwards. Than as the monsters ran after him he slid underneath, jumped onto one of their backs than sliced his sword through one of the monsters' necks,decapitating it. Than as the other one turned around he jumped at that one and stabbed his sword through its heart. Although he had beat them, it also drained him. When he fell he was panting heavy.
Than he was in another room. On a balconey.
"You met up with Tammy didn't you? That pesky little spirit always got in my way."
"Spirit?" Link thought.
" Well she wont matter now,Her time here is up,she has moved on to another time frame to hep some other hero."
Link wasn't paying attention,now was his chance. He ran across the bacloney and jumped over the prince's head than turned,and pulled his sword around his neck.
" You're SICK,trying to marry your own sister!"
The prince growled and slammed his elbow into Link's stomach.
"I've loved her.I always more than you, I might add." He ran away from Link than turned around and used a spell to paralyze him. "She was so beautiful." He walked towards him."But when we originally grew up as brother and sister,She refused,and ran away just to get killed by theives." He he shook his head disapprovingly."So I went back in time to start the war.I Made it so our original parents would get Killed!" He rached back and punched him in the face,making Link's nose bleed a little."I knew that Tammy,the spirit, would come to take me away to set things right!" He kicked him in the stomach and Link groaned." So that way Zelda got adopted by the king and I grew up here, a prince. And a princess needs to marry a prince soooo..."He waved his hand off in the air,than back-handed Link acrosss the face."You know the rest."
The thought of Zelda being forced to marry this guy,gave Link new strength, he would NOT let her suffer. He broke out of the paralysis and stabbed his sword through the Prince's heart.
The Prince recoiled and hissed as he groped at his was gushing blood. He fell to his knees and bent over,pools of blood forming around them. Link let his arm fall to the side and stepped towards the prince. He reached up his sword, ready to stab him again.
Than the prince reached out a hand and pulled Link's leg. Making him fall backwards. Link was in shock, and his sword flew from his hands and off the balchony.
The prince stood up,laughing like mad and put a boot on Link's chest. "HAHA YOU CAN'T KILL ME!" He laughed out as he put a hand to his chest,closed his eyes, than lifted his hand. The wound was gone! It was like it never happened! Link swallowed. What was he to do now. Than something came into his mind.
"Why didn't you just go back in time and stop Zelda from being killed. Maybe you could have used magic to change her mind." The prince's face went blank.
"What?"
Now was his time to strike. He kicked his foot up with as much force as he could muster, and kicked the prince right in his 'soft spot.' The prince collapsed and fell into the fetal position, wheezing. Link didn't waste anytime, he ran towards the prince and kicked him dead in the face, sending his nose up into his brain.
What happened next was a blur, All Link could remember was the Prince standing up again, all haunched over, and saying "You shouldn't have done that."
All Link did was stand there, absolutly flabbergasted, thinking
"WHY IN THE HOLY GODDESSES NAMES DID YOU NOT DIE?"
"Zelda will be mine!I LOVE HER! And soon you won't be able to!I already sent my best warriors out to get her! NOW Say goodbye to your life!"
Before Link could even get a word out,a blast of light came from the prince,who was laughing like mad,than everything went dark as he fell through time.
