When Fiction Becomes Fact
Chapter 3: The Hero's Quest
So, here I am again. Just so you know, I make up these chapters as I go along, so prepare for the unexpected. Especially for the end. Hee Hee Hee. Well, if you want to find out, you're going to have to follow the story, because I know you won't be able to resist. Hope you enjoy. P.S. I forgot to do this before, so I'll do it now: I DON'T own either Legend of Zelda or Nancy Drew, those rights belong to Nintendo and Carolyn Keene. I'll leave you to read now.
Link's POV:
I had never seen it coming. When I first realized that something was wrong, it was when Ilia had been kidnapped by Ganondorf, who was supposed to be dead. I should have been there to stop it, but, as I usually am nowadays, I was away searching endlessly for an adventure. When I witnessed the kidnapping at Ordon Spring, my mind went into overdrive as I pursued them through Hyrule Field, asking myself over and over, " How can this be? Ganondorf is supposed to be dead!" I pursued them for hours, before the Triforce of Courage pulsed with a brilliant light, and sent me careening into another place, someplace I had never been before.
While wandering around, trying to place where I was, I heard the whoops of bulblins, and nearly missed being trampled by them. It took me a few seconds to register that they had taken a girl about my age hostage. Hero instincts kicking in, I pursued them on Epona, and struck the king in the side. To my astonishment, the girl had used this opportunity to shove him off and take control. I was amazed by her daring, as she trampled through the lines and sent the bulblins fleeing into the forest.
When the task was done, I observed the girl who had helped me. She had strawberry-blond hair, attractive blue eyes, and was wearing a red dress. I was about to ask her who she was, when I heard a snap, pain instantly coursing through my side , and realized that I had been shot. Eyes blurring fast, I struggled to stay on Epona, but slipped off, with the girl watching in horror.
I went in and out of consciousness after that. Scenes came in and out of focus. I witnessed, at one point, the mysterious girl tending to me. She pulled the arrow out, and even sacrificed a strip of her dress to bandage my wound. The next thing I remember were two people helping me up onto the gray boar, and taking off down the road. I caught glimpses of people staring at us in my half-conscious state. The last thing I remembered was being carried into a rather large house before I slipped deeper into unconsciousness.
His world was nothing but darkness. Link mentally cursed himself for being shot and by letting Ganondorf get to Ilia, his best friend. Why couldn't he have been there for her when she needed him the most? And what was that annoying sound? Cautiously, Link opened his eyes to find himself in a nice, soft bed in a blinding, white room. Link became aware that his chest was exposed, and that white snakes were clinging on. He gasped in shock, but then realized that they weren't hurting him. Following the snakes, he realized that they were attached to a strange looking box, which was the cause of the incessant beeping. He also realized that when his heart had sped up that one moment, the beeping had grown louder. Was the box tracking his heartbeat? And how could such a thing be possible?
A small cough drew his attention to the right, where the strange girl was watching him. Slightly unnerved by now, Link felt for his sword, but couldn't find it. It must have been taken away from him when he came here. Throughout his adventures, Link was used to enemies behind every corner. Then why did he have to be so suspicious about this girl when she saved his life? Scolding himself, he turned to the girl and finally asked. " Who are you?" "I was about to ask you the same thing before you… you know." Pain coursed through his side at this moment, causing him to clamp his jaw to prevent himself from gasping. " You know, the doctor said that arrow was pretty close to your lung. You would've died if we hadn't brought you here in time. By the way, my name is Nancy. And yours?"
"Link," he replied, still confused about why he was here.
"Who's Ilia?" Nancy asked.
Caught off guard by this question, it took a while for him to ask, "How did you know about her?"
"You mumbled her name when we were bringing you into the hospital. So, who is she?"
"A friend," was all Link had to say. Truth be told, she was actually more than a friend to him. Sure, they had been friends as long as he could remember, but in time, he started developing feelings for her. He remembered the day that started his adventure: when Ilia and Colin were kidnapped by the bulblin king. Link remembered how frightened he had been that day, and vowed he would do anything to get them back.
To him, the people of Ordon were family. Link had never known any family besides them. He had been left on the doorstep of the mayor's house, and had lived in Ordon ever since. Even though he had given up long ago to find his true parents, deep down he still yearned to find his real family and finally see the faces of his real parents. Link wondered if his true parents had any more children. Even though Link adored the children of the village, there was a hole in his heart that could only be filled with the presence of a true sibling.
"You okay?" Link jumped, feeling like an idiot for staring off into space for who knows how long. "It's okay. I sometimes do that, too. I was going to ask you, where do you live?"
"Ordon,In Hyrule."
"Ordon, Hyrule? Never heard of either of those places."
Link's heart sank at this revelation. He knew then, that he was a long ways from home. But, why was he here anyway? And where, exactly, was here?
Link winced as his side screamed in pain. Nancy seemed to have noticed this, as she stood up to leave. " I'll come visit you again sometime, okay?" Link just nodded in reply, thinking that if he spoke up, his voice would come out in a squeak, or worse, in a strangled tone. Once the door had closed behind her, Link groaned, clutching at his side. How long was he going to have to be in here? He hoped that it wouldn't be too long, seeing as how he still had to find out where that beast, Ganondorf, had taken Ilia. "No matter what happens, I will find you, Ilia."
So, Nancy and Link meet officially for the first time. I don't know about you, but I prefer LinkxIlia above the others, because it just seems so obvious, the way Link looks at her. But, you can have your opinions, I don't care. Anyway, hoped you enjoyed, and please review!
