PIT
I walked behind Zelda as she was making her way to her room when I thought I heard something explode.
"Wait here," I pushed Zelda lightly against the wall and opened her bedroom door to see the same person who attacked the temple. He had the young man, who Zelda calls Link, in his arms as he walked into a portal.
"Link!" Zelda cried out, running into the room, hitting the wall where the portal used to be.
When she saw that the portal was gone, she began to hyperventilate and sat down on the ground, curling up into a small ball.
I never dealt with people before, just my army of angels which don't really count, so I had no idea what to do to calm her down.
"Princess Zelda, we need to tell your father what we saw. I cannot let that man who destroyed my goddess' temple go," I said gently, but firmly.
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Her father had locked Zelda up in her room, guarded by hundreds of guards. He didn't seem to worry about Link much.
I snuck onto Zelda's balcony, avoiding the guards, and walked into her bedroom. I had never seen a room as big as this one before.
"Pit!" Zelda noticed me.
I shushed her and listened for the guards. When they did not come in, I sat down beside her. "We have to be quiet or the guards will find out that I'm in here."
She nodded and bit her lip in anxiety. "How are we going to find Link? Ganondorf could have taken him anywhere."
"We? No, Princess Zelda, I am. You cannot come with me or your father will notice you are missing."
"What? I'm coming with you. Link was taken because of me and the thought of it will stay with me until I get him back." She stood up and walked over to the balcony.
"And how are you going to do that when you cannot even get out of your own room?" I approached her.
"I can." She glared at me. "Do not think that I have not thought about getting out but the guards come in to check on me every ten minutes. There would be no way to escape without the guards alerting my father and the search parties start."
I thought for a moment before coming up with a plan. "I have an idea. We can get the one who fixed my wing- what was her name again?"
"Impa."
"We can get Impa to play you. She can hide her face and disguise her voice to sound like yours."
"That's a great idea! But, I wouldn't even know where to start looking for Link." She looked up at the sky.
"Well, how does Link look for you?"
"I don't know, he's just always shown up for me."
"Okay, then we'll just start asking around. That's a good plan to start off with."
She nodded. "Seems a little strange. Normally it's Link looking for me but now we've switched roles."
"We'll get him back, Princess." I assured her even if I didn't feel like it.
He was gone and we had nowhere to start looking for him.
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"No one has heard anything. I am beginning to despair." Zelda covered her face with her hands, sighing in defeat.
I patted her shoulder comfortingly. . . well, as comforting as I could be since I have never had an instance where I was needed to comfort someone. "There are many areas we haven't searched. Don't give up hope."
The "comforting pat" I had given her seemed to work. She looked at me. "Do you really think so?"
"Of course! I wouldn't lie to a princess," I smiled reassuringly, "least of all to a friend."
She smiled back. "Then let's get going. Oh! How could I have been so stupid? Perhaps we should try Ganondorf's old hiding places. I've been to them all." She stood up instantly at the thought.
"You knew where he hides and didn't think that would be a good starting point?"
"Well I haven't exactly been in my right mind since one of my only friends has been kidnapped! Not to mention by the same man who kidnaps me!"
I held up my hands, showing I meant no harm. "I'm sorry, Princess Zelda. I didn't mean any harm."
She sighed deeply. "No, I understand. It was my fault, I should not have snapped at you. Forgive me."
"Always." I muttered under my breath.
"What did you say?"
"I was wondering where the first place would be."
"Right then, onward." She began walking towards where the sun was setting.
"Are you sure that's the right direction?"
She stopped and spun around. "Of course I am!" She turned to walk again but then stopped. "Pit, where is the nearest road?"
I smiled, amused, before turning east.
"This way."
Yeah, it's been a really long time, but my internet wasn't working for this website on the computer I usually use. Then, of course, life got in the way and with my sister getting ready to enroll in college, we've just never had time to write. Much apologies. And because of all of this, the really long wait, I've updated.
