Chapter II

Zelda

I was interrupted in the vigorous action of staring out the window by a pounding at the door of my room. I glanced at it, then called, "Come in."

A couple of sweaty soldiers that looked as if they'd just been fighting entered my room. "Your Highness," one gasped. "There is a boy…we have captured a boy that asks to speak with you…he has killed two soldiers. We thought it best if you see what he wants before we execute him…"

I pondered this for a moment, then ordered, "Take me to him."

We made our way down to the dungeons, and I was wondering who this boy was and what he could possibly want from me. I wrinkled my nose at the smell of the dank and moldy dungeon before we even entered it. The soldiers led me farther and farther in until it seemed I could go no further without gagging. There they stopped, and indicated a cell. I turned towards it and received the shock of my life.

Link was sitting in the cell!

"All right, kid," spat the guard. "Whaddya want?"

Link ignored him and surged to the front of the cell. "Zelda! Oh, Zelda! I need to use the Ocarina of Time! And I really, really need to talk to you as well!"

"Who are you?" I asked, drawing myself up haughtily. He looked hopeless, and retreated.

"Zelda! You know me!" He didn't sound very sure of himself, though. "It's me, Link!"

"I have no idea who you are," I exclaimed, winking at him. I had to fight to keep the smile off my face. He looked as though he were doing the same. I turned to the soldiers. "Have this boy executed at dawn tomorrow, in the center of Market Town so that everyone can watch. I want nothing more to do with him."

With that, I turned and strode out of the dungeons.

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Dusk fell. It was time for me to go see Link again. I opened my door silently and looked around. There was no one in the corridor, so I exited my room and shut the door again.

Thankfully, I didn't meet anyone on the way down to the dungeons. There was a minor problem, however: there was still a guard at Link's cell. I solved this problem by hurling a loose brick at his head. He collapsed, clutching at his neck instead. (I had terrible aim.)

"Zelda?" Link's whispering voice came from the shadows.

"Yeah," I murmured. "Link, we have to get you out of here! I ordered you killed!"

"Yeah…I noticed that…but we need my sword still."

I bent down to speak to the guard. "Where is this boy's sword?" I asked harshly.

His response was to cough up a little blood. "Oh, man, don't make me use magic on you…" I muttered. He began vomiting.

I hurriedly began casting a spell, but was interrupted. "Zelda," Link murmured. "Pour this down his throat." And he offered me a bottle of thick red liquid.

"What is it?"

"Potion. It'll heal him. Get it down his throat!"

I waited for a lapse in the vomit, then swiftly poured the potion into his mouth and pulled propped his head and upper body at a slant. He swallowed, and started talking.

"Sword…in armory…" he gasped.

"And give me the keys," I ordered.

He handed me the key to Link's cell and I opened it. Link exited the cell with a relieved look on his face, and embraced me. We exchanged a few words of greeting and hurried off to the armory.

When we reached it, he opened the door and strode inside. And there was his sword, just lying on the ground as if it had been tossed in without thought. He scooped it up and sheathed it again.

"Zelda, I need to use the Ocarina of Time to talk to my friend Saria. I've killed a fairy, Zelda. I need help. And I need to talk to you about something as well. But the Ocarina is the most important thing right now. Where is it?"

"It…it was stolen from me."

"By whom?"

"A sorcerer named Vaati. He announced himself to me before knocking me out and taking it…that was two days ago. He said he was gonna use it to revive Ganondorf!"

"What? Ridiculous!"

"No, Hero," came the unmistakable voice of the Gerudo King. "Not ridiculous. For he stands here before you!"

And then he appeared. I screamed, but Link immediately leaped into action. Literally leaped. He jumped aside and pushed me away as Ganondorf tried to slice me in half with his sword. Then the hero leaped, rolled forward, and stabbed Ganon through the heart.

The evil man looked down at the sword sticking out of his chest. Then he took one last choking breath and collapsed as Link wrenched the bloodstained sword out from between his ribs.

"Come on, Zelda!" he shouted, as the sound of boots running reached our ears. And together we ran for the castle gate…

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